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More repayment options for water infrastructure project considered; Feb. 15 special meeting set

At the regular city commission meeting on Monday, Feb. 4, Auditor George Ritzke presented nine possible options for covering the annual loan payments for the water infrastructure project, each which includes sales tax funds, user fees or a combination of the two. Ritzke reported that the city collected $275,221 in sales tax revenue in 2018, which is interestingly enough just $200 less than the pro...