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Tax & Utility Rates
Tax Rates
- Sales Tax
- Meals: 6%
- Lodging: 8%
- Real Estate Tax
- $1.20 / $100 assessed value
- Personal Property Tax
- $3.50 / $100 assessed value (Auto, Trucks, Boats, Trailers, Motorcycles)
- Machinery and Tools Tax:
- $2 / $100 assessed value
Water Rates (Bi-Monthly)
- Revised July 1, 2023
For Water Users Within the City | |
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Base Bi-Monthly Charge | $15.40* |
Up to 5,000 cubic feet | $15.86 per 1,000 cubic feet |
Next 20,000 cubic feet | $17.54 per 1,000 cubic feet |
Next 100,000 cubic feet | $19.43 per 1,000 cubic feet |
All over 125,000 cubic feet | $21.42 per 1,000 cubic feet |
For Water Users Outside the City | |
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Base charge | $17.72* |
All consumption | $18.27 per 1,000 cubic feet |
*Includes $3.00 Capital Water Infrastructure Repair
Sewer Rates (Bi-Monthly)
- Revised July 1, 2023
For Sewer Users Within the City | |
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Under 100,000 cubic feet | $30.59* plus $3.14 per 100 cubic feet |
All over 100,000 cubic feet | $3.76 per 100 cubic feet |
For Sewer Users Outside the City | |
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All usage | $38.24* plus $3.93 per 100 cubic feet |
*Includes $3.00 Capital Sewer Infrastructure Repair
Refuse Collection and Recycling Rates
For the collection and disposal of solid waste once a week, and the separate collection and recycling of recyclable material every two weeks, from each single-family unit, each duplex unit, each apartment unit, and each commercial establishment, there shall be a monthly charge of $20.50 for one can per pickup. For more information regarding Trash and Recycling Services, please click the following:
- Curbside Trash Collection Services through CVWMA
- Curbside Recycling Collection Services through CVWMA
Storm Water Fee
The monthly utility fee for a residential property is the ERU rate of $4 per month for one ERU (Equivalent Residential Unit). The monthly utility fee for a nonresidential property is the ERU rate of $4 per month for one ERU, multiplied by the numerical factor obtained by dividing the total impervious area of the nonresidential property by one ERU (2,656 square feet).