Cordele City Commission discusses budget and fees

Cordele City Commission discusses budget and fees

The Cordele City Commission met on November 4. Commissioner Wesley Rainey argued that fees and services should be raised by 10%. However, he stated that the fees to connect sewer and tap lines should be lowered to be closer to those in other cities. Commissioner Vesta Beal-Shephard asked why he wanted to decrease the fees to connect sewer and tap lines instead of leaving them where they were at. Rainey said that the fees used to be low, which le…