Farmington Select Board approves 3 percent sewer rate increase

Farmington Select Board approves 3 percent sewer rate increase

The Farmington municipal building. Photo by Ben Hanstein.FARMINGTON — The Select Board approved a 3 percent increase to the sewer rate Tuesday and signaled it may adopt a similar increase next year. The board unanimously approved the increase after hearing the Wastewater Department’s budget presentation. Although department expenditures are rising only slightly, a drop in revenue from system users prompted the rate hike. The department proposed …