Litchfield City Council Meeting

The Litchfield City Council has approved of the first reading of an ordinance authorizing a sanitary sewer rate increase. Rates will increase 3% for residential and commercial customers.

City Administrator Dave Czoik says the City is looking at wastewater projects totaling 40-to-60-million dollars, and some of the industrial customers will bear much of the cost, but the rates need to increase for all customers to help pay for the needed wastewater infrastructure for the next 10 years, beginning in 2026. Residential customers 70 and older can apply at City Hall for reduced rate increases.

Cziok began a discussion about future equipment purchases. Council member Darlene Kotelnicki then introduced a resolution for the staff to purchase a couple of pieces of equipment that are needed in the immediate future. Council member Malinda Larson amended Kotelnicki’s resolution to allow staff to purchase items on the equipment list that were under $25,000 each. The amended resolution passed on a 3-to-2 vote with Kotelnicki and Council member Bob Powers opposed.

A resolution was also introduced last night to allow people to get a $50 membership at the new Litchfield Area Recreation Center just to use the walking track from November through March in the coming year from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. It passed on a 3-to-2 vote with Kotelnicki and Powers opposed.

Also last night, the Litchfield City Council designated the Litchfield Rail as the official newspaper and approved of spending $4,680 to install lights on a deciduous tree in Central Park again this holiday season.