Palouse faces rate hike proposal

The Palouse city council is one month away from potentially raising city water and sewer rates, after approving a six-percent utility tax on those same rates last January.

Residents can comment on the proposed rates at the next city council meeting, Dec. 14.

The Palouse Water and Sewer Committee will make a final recommendation on the amount of the water and sewer raise at that meeting. The city council will vote on the measure at their Dec. 28 meeting.

The committee has been researching rates ever since the city determined it has been losing money on water and sewer services.

The committee is...