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Ontario council adopts water, sewer and solid‑waste rate increases after public hearing; average bill rises about $8.65
Summary
After a Proposition 218 hearing and public comment, the Ontario City Council voted 4–0 (Wapner absent) to adopt a two‑year rate plan that staff says will raise an average residential combined utility bill by about $8.65 per month; the clerk reported written protests but found no majority protest.
The Ontario City Council voted 4–0 on Oct. 7 to adopt changes to water, sewer and solid‑waste service charges following a noticed Proposition 218 public hearing and staff presentation of a two‑year rate plan.
Utilities General Manager Scott Burton told the council the combined enterprise budget for water, recycled water, sewer and integrated waste is about $195 million and that rate drivers include higher energy and chemical costs, capital improvements and higher vendor pass‑throughs (staff cited roughly a 9% increase in some costs). Burton said the…
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