City council approves electric rate hikes
by Sharon Barricklow
Sullivan residents will be paying four percent more for their electrical service after a rate hike was passed Thursday night by the Sullivan City Council.
Commissioner Mike Kirk said the across the board four percent increase was needed because Ameren Illinois, who sells the city power, had increased their rates.
“This is just their rate that is being passed through to us,” he said.
The rate increase does not affect municipal or state taxes on power bills.