By Daryl Khan - New York Times
Queens, NY — Officials and city residents yesterday criticized a proposed 11.5 percent increase in city water and sewer bills.

In the first of five public hearings scheduled to take place over three days, speakers told the New York City Water Board, which sets the rates for the city, that the increase would hurt working families, especially those on fixed incomes. “The senior citizens are going to be in trouble,” Nancy DiCroce, 76, of Howard Beach, said at the meeting, which was held at the city’s Department of Environmental Protection office in Flushing.

Proposed Water Bill Increase Is Criticized

By Daryl Khan – New York Times

Queens, NY — Officials and city residents yesterday criticized a proposed 11.5 percent increase in city water and sewer bills.

In the first of five public hearings scheduled to take place over three days, speakers told the New York City Water Board, which sets the rates for the city, that the increase would hurt working families, especially those on fixed incomes. “The senior citizens are going to be in trouble,” Nancy DiCroce, 76, of Howard Beach, said at the meeting, which was held at the city’s Department of Environmental Protection office in Flushing.

The increase, which would go into effect in July, would add $72 to the average annual water and sewer bill for a single-family home in the city, bringing the average bill to $699. The department’s deputy commissioner, Anne Canty, said she hoped that the increase would not be too much of a burden but was “what the system really needs right now.”

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  • Hello

    The DEP is really sick!

    If you don’t pay on time they charge over 9% interest.
    Thats even more than what the current apr on an home equity loan.