Utility rate study key to Authority’s launch

$130K study will provide NFWUA with rates for Columbia, Suwannee.

Henry Thomas, a senior vice president with Raftelis, said the North Carolina-based company could handle the utility rate study needs for the North Florida Water Utilities Authority. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
Henry Thomas, a senior vice president with Raftelis, said the North Carolina-based company could handle the utility rate study needs for the North Florida Water Utilities Authority. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

LIVE OAK — The North Florida Water Utilities Authority agreed to a deal that it hopes gets the startup authority up and running.

During its Tuesday meeting at the Suwannee County Judicial Annex, t…