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A federal judge has temporarily blocked a proposed water rate increase for JXN Water customers.

The proposed 12% rate hike would increase the average residential water bill by about $9 per month.

The increase is intended to cover operating costs and debt service for the city's water utility.

U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate is expected to make a final decision on the rate implementation by Nov. 18.

A federal judge is temporarily preventing JXN Water — the utility headed by Interim Third-Party Water Manager Ted Henifin who manages the city's water system — from proceeding with issuing a notice about when a proposed water rate increase will take effect.

The proposed rate hike — the second in less than two years — would raise the average residential water

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