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Livingston puts off vote on water fee increase; City council delays vote on water fees

Posted by: Maven on April 24, 2009 at 7:25 am

From the Merced Sun-Star:

The City Council has postponed a vote to increase city water and sewer rates — again. In the face of opposition at the Tuesday night meeting, the council voted to extend the public comment period for the two items until their next meeting on May 5, even though there had already been notice of the fee increases.

Only 22 protest votes were turned in against the increase out of a total of roughly 3,000 households.

The last time the water rate was increased was 1995. The city has been dipping into its general fund since then to pay for the cost of providing water. A similar situation exists with sewer and garbage fees. This has created growing deficits on all of the three services.

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April 24, 2009 · Filed Under San Joaquin Valley

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