The West Lake Hills City Council voted unanimously last week to raise wastewater rates for all customers.

For residential customers, monthly charges for lines one inch or less will go up $2.70 to $47.70 per month. Other sized lines will not see an increase in base charges.

In addition to the flat rate increase, the residential usage rate will increase 35 cents per 1,000 gallons used to $6.15.

Multi-family residential customers will see a base rate increase of $2.15 to $37.93 and an increase of 32 cents per 1,000 gallons used to $5.61.

Non-residential customers will see an increase of $6.87, bringing their monthly base rate to $121.35. The usage rate will be increased 48 cents to $8.53 per 1,000 gallons.

In other action the council approved a variance for an office at 4800 Bee Cave Road to install a sign that is 24 square feet, less than the 48 square feet the applicant asked for. The variance was sought by Stirling Capital Management and Choice Asset Management, the tenants in the building.

The council also voted 4-0, with Councilman Stan Graham abstaining, to lower the maximum speed limit on parts of Westlake Drive to 25 mph. The action is part of series of measures to reduce traffic accidents on the steep, winding roadway.

Just hours after the council’s decision, 27-year-old Sharad Sood of Austin was killed in an early-morning single-vehicle accident on Westlake Drive.