30 years ago – April 19, 1991
On Wednesday, April 10, Central City council adopted a resolution increasing water tap fees. New water taps for residential and commercial properties will begin at $7,420 for a ¾” tap, the smallest size available. The water tap fee, said ALC planner Dave Stahl, includes the actual cost of the taps, plus an estimate of raw water and treatment costs for the water provided through the tap. “These factors,” Stahl said, “would suggest $7,420 per [¾”] tap.” The tap fee increase is a drastic change, but ALC felt obligated, Stahl said, to point out the costs of providing water. Tap fees in communities such as Thornton and Northglenn typically begin at $4,800-$6,000, he added. All existing water taps will be worth the new fee amount, rather than what they cost when installed. That means, said Stahl, that a property owner who wants a larger tap would pay the difference between the value set in the resolution for his present tap, and the total cost of a larger one.
60 years ago – April 28, 1961
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