(May 20, 2009, KGW Channel 8)
Proposals to increase water and sewer rates were introduced at Wednesday’s meeting of the Portland City Council.
Under the proposal, water rates would increase 17.9 percent, or about $2.76 per month for the average household.
Sewer rates would increase 6.5 percent, or about $3.02 [...]
(May 12, 2009, The Charlotte Observer)
City Manager Curt Walton recommended a $1.87 billion budget Monday that includes an increase in water rates but not property taxes.
Water users will see $2.37 a month added to the average $45.92 water bill – a 5.2 percent increase.
Walton’s proposed budget puts more money toward street resurfacing, but freezes [...]
(May 5, 2009, The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
San Luis Obispo residents could soon pay more for water and sewer services.
A typical family of four’s water bill could go up 12 percent this year, and an additional 11 percent in 2010, according to city water division Manager Gary Henderson.
The current rate of $47.15 for a household [...]
