In order to be able to operate and maintain the sewer system so that it provides the service it needs to provide, we kind of have to do this, ... I hate that it has to come now with the gas price so high, but it's become a financial drain on the General Fund.
You can see we're not trying to operate it as a money-making venture, ... It needs to pay for itself, but the Council did not want to try and recoup 20 years worth of expenses in one year.