INCREASE FOR PLATTE COUNTY CUSTOMERS WOULD BE $30 PER MONTH
The Timber Creek Sewer Company, which serves areas of Platte County and also an area in Clay, is seeking an 80 percent hike in sewer rates.
The increase, if approved, would raise the company’s sewer rates for its Platte County customers from $36.71 per month to $66.30 per month, an increase just short of $30 per month.
Most of the requested increase “is related to the company’s investment in additional necessary capacity for the Prairie Creek facility, continuous power improvements, collection system inspection and cleaning, collection system repairs, infrastructure repairs and replacements for all facilities, and increased operational expenses,” the company says in a notice sent to customers.
On Dec. 15, Timber Creek Sewer Company submitted a request for an increase in its annual sewer operating revenues to the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC).
The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) is announcing local public hearings, starting on Feb. 18, to receive customer comments in a request for the rate increase from Timber Creek Sewer Company, Inc.
There will be one in-person and one virtual local public hearing.
The PSC says Timber Creek Sewer Company filed a staff-assisted rate increase request with the Missouri Public Service Commission. The requested increase would total approximately $890,000.
The rates in Clay County would go from $28.50 per month to $51.47 per month, an increase of 80 percent.
Below is the local public hearing schedule:
Wednesday, Feb. 18 – Platte Purchase Middle School, 9400 N Platte Purchase Drive, Kansas City, Mo. The hearing starts at 6 p.m., beginning with a public information/question-and-answer session followed by the commission receiving testimony from the public.
Thursday, Feb. 19 – Virtual Local Public Hearing starts at 6 p.m. See further details below**
**To attend a virtual local public hearing by telephone, at the time of the virtual hearing, call toll-free 1-855-718-6621, listen to the prompt and enter the meeting number/access code: 2862 076 1227, followed by # (pound/hashtag symbol). If prompted for a password, enter 0093.
**To attend a virtual local public hearing by video (internet), visit the website www.webex.com. You can also download the Cisco WebEx meetings application on your mobile device, laptop, desktop or tablet prior to the hearing and join the meeting at the hearing time by entering the corresponding meeting number/access code and password listed above.
To ensure broad participation and the ability for every citizen to offer comments, comments may be time limited.
Members of the public who wish to participate in the virtual hearing should register in advance (advance registration is strongly encouraged but is not required) by sending their first and last name, phone number and email address to pscinfo@psc.mo.gov or by calling 1-800-392-4211 before 5 p.m. the day before the hearing.
If you are unable to attend a local public hearing and wish to make written comments, you may do so by submitting them in writing to the PSC at P.O. Box 360, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, or by using the Commission’s electronic filing system (EFIS) at https://psc.mo.gov/General/Submit_Comments. From this webpage, click on “e-Filing Instructions” under the heading “Submit Comments in Writing”. When submitting comments, please use related submission No. SR-2026-0093.
In addition, you may also provide comments or request additional information from the Office of the Public Counsel (Governor Office Building, P.O. Box 2230, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-2230, telephone 1-866-922-2959 (toll-free) or 573-751-4857, email opcservice@opc.mo.gov).
The Office of the Public Counsel is a separate state agency that represents the general public in matters before the commission.
