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Resident urges commission to reject proposed water and sewer rate increases
Summary
At a public hearing on proposed water and sewer rate changes, a resident urged the San Juan City Commission to reject an ordinance that would raise residential rates 11% immediately and about 42.6% over four years; commissioners heard questions about grant eligibility, last rate changes and cost drivers before approving the ordinance's first reading by voice vote.
A resident told the San Juan City Commission the proposed water and sewer rate changes were ‘‘pretty outrageous,’’ saying the residential base rate would rise about 11% immediately and roughly 42.64% over four years and urging commissioners to ‘‘vote no.’' The comment framed the increases as a burden on already economically distressed households and warned commercial rate hikes could be passed to consumers.
City staff introduced the first reading of an ordinance to amend Chapter 13 (utilities) of the city code to modify water and sewer rates and said the…
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