Round 2 on Carson City utility hookup fee hike plan

An approximate tenfold increase in utility connection fees over the next six years in Carson City could continue after that period based on an index, but the rise then would be capped at 3 percent. That would be the result of recommended action by the city’s Utility Financial Oversight Committee, which Tuesday night reaffirmed its earlier recommendation to the Board of Supervisors on the fee hikes and phase-in period, but also clarified how resultant revenues should be used and added the index