Long-neglected infrastructure and maintenance needs could convince Bandera’s City Council to hike utility rates about twice as much as normal next year and add two monthly fees to utility bills in addition to increasing the property tax rate by more than 9 cents per $100 valuation. The expanded revenue options were examined by council in a workshop on Thursday, Sept. 12, and while no clear consensus was reached on what to do with utility rates and fees, the sense was they would have to increase to keep the city’s water and wastewater system in good working order and to plan for ...