Bakersfield residents react to proposed sewer rate increase of nearly 300%

Bakersfield residents react to proposed sewer rate increase of nearly 300%

Some Bakersfield residents are speaking out, claiming the city should rethink its proposed sewer rates and say they will only add to their financial burden. Bakersfield proposes a dramatic sewer rate increase from $239 to $950 annually, nearly 300%. Residents, especially seniors, express concern over the financial burden of the proposed increases. The city has mailed notices to 106,000 properties about the rate hike. To oppose the increase, resi…

Increase in sewer impact fees delayed until Jan. 1

Homebuilders and other contractors whose projects would require access to the City of Moab’s sewer system got a reprieve on Tuesday, April 8, when the Moab City Council voted unanimously to delay raising the cost of sewage impact fees until Jan. 1. The first sewer impact fee increase in the City of Moab in eight years is a big one. Photo by Doug McMurdo Two weeks earlier, the council reluctantly voted to raise the fees by about $1,500 to roughly…

Letter to the editor: Sewer rate increase is unconscionable

Bakersfield City parcel owners, be advised of the exorbitant proposed increase in sewer rates effective July 1. The City Council hearing is scheduled for May 28. I received notification April 14 and read the statement that if the majority of…