FAIRMONT — It’s a simple economic fact: Costs go up. Even those necessities we take for granted, like water, come with a growing price tag. This week, the Fairmont City Council heard a recommendation about the need to raise water and wastewater rates to cover current and future costs, which could increase the average monthly residential bill by $25 to $30 over the next four years. “If you’re not doing a rate increase every year, you’re going to end up falling behind in your utility funds,” Kris Swanson of Bolton & Menk told the council. Swanson worked with Northland ...