Superior raising rates for utility customers

There was a combination of good news and bad for Superior residents when the Superior City Council met Monday night.

The good news surrounds the budget for the coming fiscal year. No one from the public was present to speak either for or against the proposed budget. The city will request the same number of dollars from the taxpayers as was the case this year. But a 1 percent increase in valuation will yield a slight decrease in the tax rate.

In the coming fiscal year, the owners of taxable property located within the city limits will be asked to contribute $335,320.

But for Superior residents,...