From the desk of Lance Haver, Director of Civic Engagement for Philadelphia City Council.
The Philadelphia Water Department is seeking a $105 million rate hike. Bills would go up, on average, 12 % over the next two years. If you are concerned about your water bill, the quality of your water, or why the water department has a rate stabilization fund, please testify at one of the upcoming hearings or send your testimony in. If you have ideas that would save money, like combining the Water and Gas works meter reading and billing or ideas that would make the Water Department more efficient, please share them.
Here are the numbers:
| Average monthly bill | Percent increase from now | |
| Now | $67.43 | |
| Starting 7/1/2016 | $71.59 | 6.2% |
| Starting 7/1/2017 | $75.51 | 12.% |
You can read the entire Water Department Rate filing here.
By e-mail to: [email protected]
By mail to:
Proposed Philadelphia Water Rate increase
c/o Marie McNeill,
PWD Finance Division
1101 Market Street – 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107.
Due: April 18th, 2016
Or, you can attend one of the following Public Hearings and voice your opinion:
| Tuesday, February 23 6:30–8:30 pm White Rock Baptist Church 5240 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19139 |
Wednesday, February 24,
6:00–8:00 pm Philadelphia Protestant Home
6500 Tabor Road (For GPS enter: 6401 Martins Mill Rd)
Philadelphia, PA 19111 |
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Tuesday, March 1,
10:00–12:00 pm Central Library – Room 108
1901 Vine Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
(Between 19th and 20th Streets) |
Wednesday, March 2,
6:00–8:00 pm Roxborough Memorial Hospital Wolcoff Auditorium 5800 Ridge Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19128 |
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Thursday, March 3,
7:00–9:00 pm YMCA North Philadelphia 1400 N. Broad Street Studio # 1 Philadelphia, PA 19121 |
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