Commission settles on three-cent-per-gallon water-fill rate at fairgrounds

Musselshell County staff and commissioners discussed and agreed on a per-gallon charge for the fairgrounds water-fill station, settling on three cents per gallon and asking staff to implement the setting.

Officials compared local rates during the discussion. As one participant put it, "Garts is 2 cents and Brewer is three cents for" the water-fill service, and after discussion the group concluded, "I think we got to just do three cents and be done." Staff said they would ask Ron Soulberg to program the rate and notify the vendor who installed the monitoring equipment.

The discussion focused on setting a defensible price that avoids undercutting nearby businesses while covering the fairgrounds' operational goals. No formal motion or recorded roll-call vote was taken during the exchange; the transcript records a directive to staff to implement the rate and to test the monitoring setup.