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Utility Rates

Summary

Burnet just approved a yearly 3% rate hike on your water, sewer, and electric bills starting this October and lasting until 2031 to pay for fixing up local infrastructure. Expect your monthly utility bills to slowly creep up every year for the next several years.

At a glance

Total mentions: 1
Last 30 days: 1

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

Your monthly utility bills will go up by 3% every year through 2031.

✅Who benefits

Local utility infrastructure gets the long-term funding it desperately needs to stay reliable.

⚠️Who could be affected

Local residents and businesses who have to foot the bill with higher monthly expenses every year.

Mentions & discussions (1)

DailyTrib.com (Highland Lakes / Picayune)Sep 14, 2026

Burnet greenlights annual utility rate increases - DailyTrib.com

The city of Burnet recently approved a 3-percent annual rate increase to its water, sewer, and electric utilities, citing increasing market competition, infrastructure upgrades, and routine maintenance as reasons for the hikes.

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