Residents of Fredonia will soon see higher rates for sewer usage.

 At last night's city commission meeting, commissioners considered a resolution to raise rates for sewer use. City Administrator Wesley Young says part of the reason the rate hike was needed was to help pay for repairs to the system.

Commissioners werer reluctant to raise the rates, but agreed it was a step that neede to be taken. The measure was unanimously approved. The resolution will increase rates for the first one thousand gallons used from $28 to $35. It will also increase the rate for every one thousand gallons after that mark from $4 to $8. Young said the reason for this was to help spread the cost of the rate hike to the city's heavy users.