Customize the payment with a PDF attachment, image, and memo. Schedule recurring or one-time payments by entering the person you want to address the check to, the payment amount, and their mailing address. Whether you are looking for a quiet place to raise a family, or a place to operate your business, we believe you will find Denton the perfect place in which to build your future. Connect a bank account if you haven't already. Our water treatment plant supplies abundant fresh drinking water for Denton and surrounding communities. We are also home to the Southeast Old Threshers' Reunion, at the Denton Farmpark-the largest display of antique farm, gasoline, and steam equipment in the Southeastern United States.ĭenton is supported by our own police and fire departments. With High Rock Lake only 5 miles away, Denton residents enjoy one of the most coveted recreational areas in the state. Our close proximity to Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Greensboro allows for an easy commute for those who wish to end their busy workday in a quiet place.
For those who like to stay close to home, you can find a wide variety of restaurants, retail stores, and service providers, and small community churches right here in town. Home to nearly 1,700 residents, and over 170 businesses, Denton represents small-town America at its best. The town occupies 1.98 square miles, and is situated approximately 30 miles southeast of Winston-Salem. The budget includes $42.1 million for operating costs and $43.3 million debt service for revenue bonds.Īs of June 30, 2014, the total outstanding revenue bond debt will be $461,890,000.īased on its bond ratings, operating record, rate structure, and supply of raw water, the water and sewer system operated by the Utility Commission continues to be one of the most economical systems in North Carolina.Denton is a small town located in southeastern Davidson County, North Carolina. The rate increases are contained in the $85.4 million operating budget the commission recommended for fiscal year 2014-2015. Rates at the Overdale Road and Forum 52 yard-waste facilities will be $30 a ton, a $1 increase. These rates do not include the $2 per ton North Carolina disposal tax collected at Hanes Mill Road and Old Salisbury Road. The disposal rate at the Old Salisbury Road landfill for construction and demolition debris will be $29 a ton, a $1 increase. The disposal rate at the Hanes Mill Road Landfill will remain unchanged at $34 per ton. Hargrove noted that most of the rate increase is needed to cover the cost of capital improvements to maintain the utilities system.Ĭustomers will continue to be rewarded for their efforts to reduce their water usage. Next year the estimated average monthly water and sewer bill with a consumption of 4,500 gallons will be $38.48 in Greensboro, $56.90 in Raleigh, $51.44 in Durham, and $49.66 in Charlotte. The table below shows how the changes will affect various customers after Oct 1.ĭespite the increase, Utilities Director Ron Hargrove noted that Winston-Salem continues to offer competitive water and sewer rates when compared to North Carolina’s largest cities. With the increases, the monthly bill for the average household in Winston-Salem using 4,500 gallons of water will be $39.44 or $1.30 a day, or 10 cents more a day than the $1.20 that the average household currently pays. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused. We were notified by the bill printing vendor that billing cycle 1 was printed and mailed twice. Opponents also warned that the bill will precipitate ratepayer increases. The monthly base charges for water and sewer service would increase $1.24. Some Forsyth County Department of Water and Sewer customers in the southern tip of the county may have received two identical water/sewer bills this week. (AP) Legislation criticized by opponents as a vehicle for-profit water companies to take over municipal water authorities in Pennsylvania by imposing expensive regulations on them passed the Republican-controlled state Senate on Tuesday.
The commission approved a 4.5 percent increase in water rates and a 6.7 percent increase in sewer rates. The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utility Commission approved increases Monday in water and sewer rates, utility service base charges and disposal rates at yard waste facilities and the construction and demolition landfill to support its $85.4 million budget for fiscal year 2014-2015.
Water and Sewer rates are about to increase in the Winston-Salem area. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.įORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.