A couple odds and ends

For most of you, your water bill will again be estimated for the month of February. Due to the snow depth in our side and back yards, and since not having 50% of our meter reading force, most meters were not manually read. If you have a concern about your bill when you get it, please feel free to contact City Hall. However I ask, if it yours does appear to be a little high this month, to please be aware, if it is high, eventually it will catch up, and you will have a lower bill in a future month.

It is my understanding that Alliant also has estimated our bills for gas and electric over the past two months as well.

One of the things that ends up in my mayor in-box is a report from the Ames Resource Recovery Plant, which is where our city's garbage goes. I am happy to report that it has been apparently running well, and for the 7th consecutive year, they will be able to maintain the charge of $10.50 per capita. So that part of your garbage bill will remain the same. The costs of our trash hauler, Stone Sanitation of Conrad, determine the remainder of your garbage bill. Those guys do a great job for us, and are a good partner for the city.