BY RACHEL LELAND
League City votes to dissolve MUD No. 14
League City rejects utility rate increase League City City Council unanimously voted to deny an attempt by the Texas-New Mexico Power Company to increase the city’s utility rates at its Dec. 16 meeting. Why it matters TNMP will reimburse League City for the city’s legal fees in the rate case, a TNMP official said. For a resident using 1,000 kilowatt-hours per month, the rate increase would have bumped their bill up by $5.50, according to city documents. The company asserted that the rate increase is driven primarily by its capital investment and increases in its costs since its last rate case, according to city documents.
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League City City Council voted unanimously to dissolve Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 14 at its Dec. 16 meeting. What it means MUDs are authorized to build and maintain infrastructure necessary to supply water, collect waste, control stormwater, irrigate land, modify land elevation and provide recreational facilities within the district by levying a property tax within the district, according to the Texas Water Code. Why it matters For decades, the district funded essential infra- structure like water and drainage systems by issuing and selling bonds, according to city documents. In 1999, the district entered an agreement with the city where the district was responsible for build- ing the utility systems, which were then handed
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over to the city for ownership and maintenance, while the district still maintained the responsibility to repay the principal and interest on any bonds that were issued. The MUD’s board of directors submitted a request to the city on Oct. 27 to dissolve the district, since the district completed its final debt-service payment on Oct. 1, according to city documents. Quote of note “It’s always a good day to get rid of a MUD,” Mayor Nick Long said.
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