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Public commenter urges overhaul of Narragansett Bay Commission rate structure, calls connection fees inequitable
Summary
A public commenter told the subcommittee the Narragansett Bay Commission’s rate structure places disproportionate fixed costs on multi‑family and multi‑tenant properties and urged lawmakers to consider switching to consumption‑based charges.
A public commenter urged the House Finance Subcommittee to review Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC) rate design, arguing it disproportionately burdens residents of two‑ and three‑family homes and commercial tenants.
The commenter said NBC charges a connection or service fee that is higher than the corresponding water authority fees and that multi‑family dwellings are charged multiple connection fees even though they share a single sewer…
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