Proposal Would Raise Palm Coast Water Rates 36% and Sewer Rates 30.5% Over Span of Just 20 Months

Proposal Would Raise Palm Coast Water Rates 36% and Sewer Rates 30.5% Over Span of Just 20 Months

A consultant is recommending that Palm Coast government raise water rates 36 percent and sewer rates 30.5 percent over a mere 20 months--from April this year to Jan. 1, 2027--if the city's utility infrastructure is to keep up with demand, expand and upgrade existing facilities, and keep up with debt obligations. If enacted, it would be the steepest rate increase in the shortest time span in the city's history, a reflection of the strains Palm Co…