
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, May 14, 1990                   TAG: 9005140089
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: A-5   EDITION: STATE 
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DATELINE: WYTHEVILLE                                LENGTH: Short

WYTHEVILLE COUNCIL STUDIES RATE BOOSTS

Wytheville Town Council will consider a 1 percent increase in its meals tax and increases in water and sewer rates tonight to help fund its proposed 1990-91 budget of $15 million.

The meals tax would go from 3 to 4 percent. The increase would generate an estimated $156,000 for the town's general fund.

Minimum water and sewer rates would increase by $3.66 per month for people using up to 2,000 gallons of water per month, with rates further increasing as use increases on a scale. Council is also planning to bill users monthly instead of quarterly, as they are billed now.

The water and sewer rate increases would generate an additional $240,000 to help on many water and sewer capital improvement projects under way.

The proposed budget is a $7 million increase over the current one, with most of the increase coming from sewage treatment plant expansion, a sewer project in west Wytheville and work on the town's swimming pool.

by CNB