The Caney City Council votes to raise the base water rate to try and put a nozzle on their infrastructure issues.

 Caney City Administrator Kelley Zellner says the last time a base rate change was made was 2016.

 The Caney base water rate was raised to $46 from $36 during last night's regular session meeting. This is an issue Zellner says should have been discussed earlier.

 Zellner says a review of a previous council showed how they were able to climb out of a water hole seven years ago. He says the city is not trying to make money off of the water system; the goal is to break even, even with past debts that must be paid and projects that will help curb water loss.

 In other business, new police chief Ike Dye was sworn in, and the city swimming pool was discussed, talking about when or if it should be filled.