LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Metropolitan Sewer District board has approved a preliminary 3.9% rate increase for Jefferson County customers. The fiscal year 2027 proposal would take effect Sept. 1.
According to MSD, the average residential customer would see a $3.23 increase in monthly wastewater and stormwater/drainage charges. MSD said the increase would match the lowest annual rate increase in 20 years. MSD said last year’s increase was also 3.9%.
Ricky Mason, chair of the MSD board, which is composed of community members, said, “We do not take lightly anything that impacts household budgets. This proposal was carefully reviewed and balanced with the vital need for our community to be prepared to respond to historic flooding, maintain critical wastewater infrastructure, reduce sewer overflows and protect local waterways.”…