The Chester Metropolitan District will hold a public hearing at the Richburg Fire Department, located at 215 Main Street in Richburg, South Carolina. The hearing will be held at 5:00 P.M. on June 13, 2019 for the purpose of receiving public comment on the proposed budget for fiscal year 2019-2020.

The water service rate schedule outlined below will go into effect July 1, 2019.

Water Service Base Rate
(based on meter size)

Current Charge
Proposed Charge
Percentage Change
3/4″
$14.35
$15.35
+7.00%
1″
$21.52
$23.03
+7.00%
1.5″
$39.26
$42.01
+7.00%
2″
$60.64
$64.88
+7.00%
3″
$110.56
$118.30
+7.00%
4″
$181.87
$194.60
+7.00%
6″
$359.96
$385.16
+7.00%
8″
$573.76
$613.92
+7.00%
10″
$823.27
$880.90
+7.00%

Usage Charge
(per 1,000 gallons)

Current Charge
Proposed Charge
Percentage Change
$7.19
$7.69
+7.00%

Operations Budget

FY 2018-2019
FY 2019-2020
Percentage Change
Revenue
$7,074,547
$8,192,639
+15.8%
Expenditures
$7,074,547
$8,192,639
+15.8%

Capital Projects Fee Special Revenue Budget

FY 2018-2019
FY 2019-2020
Percentage Change
Revenue
$147,000
$321,943
+119.01%
Expenditures
$147,000
$321,943
+119.01%

The Capital Projects Fee Special Revenue Budget is funded with monies collected through CMD’s Capital Projects Fees and is earmarked specifically for improvement projects.

The Chester Metropolitan District does not receive revenue through taxation.