St. Pete Beach commissioners agreed Tuesday to move forward with a wastewater rate overhaul, after a consultant concluded homeowners and condominium residents have been paying a larger share of the city’s sewer costs than hotels and other commercial customers.
Sean Ocasio of Raftelis Financial Consultants told commissioners the city’s current billing structure does not fairly distribute wastewater costs among customer groups.
His analysis concluded commercial customers are paying less than their proportional share of the wastewater system’s costs, while homeowners and condominium residents are paying more to make up the difference. The proposed changes, Ocasio said, are intended to “treat your customers a little more equitably.”…