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Rate changes effective July 1 & Service Practice Policy Changes

Base charges for water, sewer and gas services will increase effective July 1, 2015.

There will be a two percent across the board rate increase for water, and the average residential monthly water bill will increase $.54.

The sewer rate will increase 3.0 percent across the board. The average residential monthly sewer bill will increase $1.23.

Natural gas will increase across the board by 2.16 percent, and the average residential monthly natural gas bill during the heating season will increase $1.00.

Other Changes

Hartselle Utilities has recently updated some of their service practice policies. Copies of these updated policies are available at our main office located at 1010 Sparkman St. NW, Hartselle, AL.

HU Promotions

Whenever possible, HU fills job openings from within. HU sends our congratulations to several employees who were recently promoted or switched to new positions within the company.

WWTP Promotions Pictured from left to right is Josh Hensley, WWTP Operator Trainee; Wade Sims, WWTP Manager; and David Taylor, Sanitary Sewer Collections System Operator
WTP
Promotions
Pictured from left to right is Josh Hensley, WWTP Operator Trainee; Wade Sims, WWTP Manager; and David Taylor, Sanitary Sewer Collections System Operator
Warehouse Promotions Brian Hill, Warehouseman (left) and Brian Kelsoe, Stores Clerk (right)
Warehouse
Promotions
Brian Hill, Warehouseman (left) and Brian Kelsoe, Stores Clerk (right)
Construction Department Promotions Bo Cowart, Support Crew Leadman (left) and Johnny Robinson, Water Foreman (right)
Construction Department
Promotions
Bo Cowart, Support Crew Leadman (left) and Johnny Robinson, Water Foreman (right)

New Meter Readers

Hunter McAbee
Hunter McAbee
HU customers may have noticed two new faces reading meters recently. Hunter McAbee and Brandon Robertson are HU’s new meter readers. McAbee grew up in Hartselle with his parents, Christi Henry and Troy McAbee, and graduated from Hartselle High School in 2010. Before joining HU, he worked as a nuclear plant inspector.

Brandon Robertson
Brandon Robertson
Robertson is a former Marine from Greensburg, KY. His met his wife, Hartselle native Ashley (formerly Hollingsworth), in the Marines, and after leaving the military they decided to settle in Hartselle to be near her family. Robertson worked for Hartselle Parks & Recreation for five years before joining HU. The Robertsons have two daughters.

Both men say one of their favorite things about being a meter reader is being outdoors. “I would not want to be cooped up at a desk all day,” says McAbee, “so this is perfect.”