Staff weighs rate‑blending bill and rejects county purchase as likely too costly for Bel Air system Meetings with American Water included a draft plan to allow 'rate blending' that could lower bills for some Allegany County customers, but staff said the company’s preliminary purchase price (~$20M) would make county acquisition unaffordable and might raise, not lower, bills for local users if debt were applied to customers.

Could a new rate-blending bill from American Water mean a 40% reduction in your water bills, or will the county's potential $20 million purchase turn out to be a costly mistake for residents?

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