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City sets 2% water and sewer rate increase after public hearing
Summary
After a brief public hearing in which a resident said recent bills had nearly doubled, the Saratoga Springs City Council adopted a 2% increase to both water and sewer rates, expected to raise modest quarterly amounts for residential and commercial users.
The Saratoga Springs City Council voted Wednesday evening to adopt a 2% increase in both water and sewer rates for 2025 following a public hearing.
The hearing drew one resident who said household bills had “almost doubled in the last year and a half” and pleaded for lower rates, saying higher charges were pricing some residents out of the city. The resident said the increases were not tied to the newly installed meter at their home and asked…
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