LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees on Tuesday unanimously passed two local laws that raised village sewer rates by around 5% and established a 5 mph motorboat speed limit on Mirror Lake and Mill Pond.

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Boat laws

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One law sets a 5 mph speed limit for motorboats and prohibits the use of electric hydrofoil surfboards on Mirror Lake and Mill Pond.

Hydrofoil surfboards have an electric motor with an attached surfboard that’s elevated just above the water’s surface. The boards can travel up to 30 mph, according to electric hydrofoil surfboard-makers Lift Foils, which developed the first commercially-produced electric hydrofoil boards in 2017.

Village Mayor Art Devlin said last week that the apparent popularity of the boards created the impetus for the creation of a speed limit. He said the village board wants to keep Mirror Lake and Mill Pond peaceful, “family-friendly” places to swim, kayak and recreate.

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Sewer rate increase

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The village’s sewer rates were last increased in 2006, and village Treasurer Mindy Goddeau said last week that the rise in rates will help the village build up sewer fund reserves and pay for an estimated $7.8 million upgrade to the village’s sewer plant.

The village is increasing residential sewer rates inside the village from $108 to $113 for the first 2,000 cubic feet of sewage — a 4.6% increase — and charging $56.70 for each additional 1,000 cubic feet of sewage, an increase from $54.

For commercial users inside the village, the village is making a 4.6% increase in base rates — from $108 to $113 for the first 2,000 cubic feet of sewage. For the next 23,000 cubic feet of sewage, commercial users in the village would pay $75.60 per 1,000 cubic feet, an increase from $72; for the next 75,000 cubic feet, commercial users in the village would pay $85.05 per 1,000 cubic feet of sewage, an increase from $81; and any additional sewage would cost $89.25 per 1,000 cubic feet, up from the current rate of $85.

People who qualify for a senior sewer rate inside the village will see a 4.9% increase in their base sewer rate, from $10.70 to $11.23 for the first 2,000 cubic feet of sewage. Any additional sewage would cost $56.70 per 1,000 cubic feet, an increase from $54.

The village is increasing residential sewer rates outside the village from $144 to $151.20 for the first 2,000 cubic feet of sewage — a 5% increase — and $75.60 for each additional 1,000 cubic feet of sewage, an increase from $72.

For commercial users outside the village, the village is making a 5% increase in base rates — from $144 to $151.23 for the first 2,000 cubic feet of sewage. For the next 23,000 cubic feet of sewage, commercial users in the village would pay $100.80 per 1,000 cubic feet, an increase from $96; for the next 75,000 cubic feet, commercial users in the village would pay $113 per 1,000 cubic feet of sewage, an increase from $108; and any additional sewage would cost $118.65 per 1,000 cubic feet, up from the current rate of $113.

People who qualify for a senior sewer rate outside the village will see a 4.9% increase in their base sewer rate, from $10.70 to $11.23 for the first 2,000 cubic feet of sewage. Any additional sewage would cost $75.60 per 1,000 cubic feet, an increase from $72.