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(April 29, 2009, The Daily News)

Bronx residents who managed to take time off from work for the afternoon public hearing voiced their opposition to a proposed 14% hike in water rates.

“It’s ridiculous,” said Evelyn Rodriguez, 57. “Don’t we pay enough for everything else? Everything goes up, and now they’re raising our water.”

If the measure is approved, this will be the third consecutive year of double-digit rate hikes.

The increase would raise the average annual water bill for a single-family homeowner to $913, up from $571 four years ago…

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