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(Councilman Jason Stein’s Blog)
At City Council’s Committee meeting on Monday evening, the City Manager and staff presented Council with two choices for the City’s debt ridden water system. Join 52 other Cuyahoga County communities in becoming a Direct Service community of the regional Cleveland Water District (and LOWER the water rate as a result) or raise the water rate (and hope we can fix enough of the systems problems to make it profitable for the City).
(Cleveland.com)(Summary: Council did not reach consensus Monday. Councilman Jason Stein said council, which is asking voters to approve an income-tax increase in November, should jump at the chance to save residents money by joining the Cleveland water system.)
The average quarterly water bill for residents would drop to $166.40 in 2017, remain stable through 2023 and fall to $112.29 in 2024, if the city turns its water system over to the Cleveland Division of Water.
In comparison, the existing average quarterly rate of $195.08 would rise steadily to $213.21 by 2024, if the city maintains control of the water system, with help from an outside firm.
(Sun Press)
Acting City Manager Susanna Niermann O’Neil announced June 3 that a roughly 24 percent water rate increase is expected to boost average monthly residential bills by $7-$8.