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Placerville water, sewer costs jump; council sees no option

Posted by: Maven on October 15, 2009 at 8:02 am

From the Sacramento Bee:

“Placerville residents will pay significantly more for water and sewer service beginning Friday because of rate increases that some residents termed obscene.

But it could have been worse. By spreading debt payments over a longer period, leaving maintenance staff positions vacant and reducing funding for new pipelines, the City Council adopted an 88 percent hike in sewer rates and a 43 percent water rate increase. That’s down from initially proposed increases of 122 percent and 66.7 percent, respectively.

The changes were little comfort to residents and business owners, who predicted that Placerville will become a city of brown lawns if people can’t afford to water them. …”

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October 15, 2009 · Filed Under Sacramento

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