Village Of Mokena: Water Rate Adjustment Coming On August Bills

MOKENA, IL — The Mokena Village Board approved an ordinance earlier this month amending the Village’s water rate for the 2023 fiscal year.

The rate is made up of:

• A City of Chicago rate for treating and delivering water to Oak Lawn.
• An Oak Lawn rate for delivering water to Mokena and four other “downstream” communities.
• A Tinley Park rate for delivering water to Mokena and New Lenox.
• A local community rate for delivering water directly to Mokena residents and businesses.

A $0.25/1,000 gallons adjustment in the 2023 fiscal year was agreed to by the Board. As a result, the Village’s water rate will increase from $7.89/1,000 gallons to $8.14/1,000 gallons effective July 1 (billable in August).

None of the fee adjustment is attributable to the local Mokena community rate portion of a monthly bill, which remains the same.

For budgeting purposes, the $0.25/1,000 gallons adjustment will increase monthly water bills by approximately $2 for the average Mokena household using 8,000 gallons a month.

Sewer utility rates remain unchanged.

This press release was produced by the Village of Mokena. The views expressed here are the author’s own.