LaHarpe Council OKs fee hike

LAHARPE — Electric customers will spend $15 more monthly for their electric service, starting immediately.
LaHarpe City Council members, gathered in a special meeting Wednesday, approved the $15 hike in monthly meter fees, an essential step, they said, to fund needed upgrades.
The new fees for residential customers goes from $12 a month to $27. Businesses will see their meter fees go from $15 a month to $30 a month, while larger industrial customers will go from $30 a month to $45.
The added revenue will be necessary if the city issues about $400,000 worth of bonds in…