Utility Rate Hikes Approved By Council

Jan 18, 2012 - 16:12:29 CST.

City of Fredericksburg residents will soon see increases in water, sewer and garbage bills after city councilmen passed utility rate hikes during their regular meeting Monday.

After seven years without a rate increase, city customers will now be seeing boosts in all four utilities following an electric rate hike in November.

Combining the increases in electric, water, sewer and garbage rates, the average City of Fredericksburg customer who utilizes all four services will see his or her bill rise $13.90 per month.

The new increases -- approved unanimously by the council -- remain the same as proposed during the council’s Jan. 3 meeting, except in residential water rates where Councilman Graham Pearson proposed modifications to promote water conservation.

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