Article: City Council likely to discuss water rates; Budget hearings to begin this week.(LOCAL NEWS)

Article: Cabbies fail in 6% fare rise bid; City Council ...
Evening Times;  March 7, 2002 ;     512 words ... ... which would have seen fares go up by 6% - more than double the rate of inflation. The Taxi Owners Association had asked the City Council to consider a price hike for some waiting times, extra charges for late-night take-ups and a 50% jump in festive fares ...

Article: WATER RATE CHANGE ON TAP; ONEIDA CITY COUNCIL TO ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  January 29, 2002 ;     626 words ... ... intact under the plan, but the minimum charge would buy less water. Retail customers currently pay a minimum charge of $17.50 for 700 cubic feet ... suggested the city should increase the minimum charge to $25 per quarter for 700 cubic ...

Article: For Davis, money translates to votes: Top Democratic vote-getter ...
Charleston Gazette;  March 27, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... at least $34.50, the minimum charge to file as a ward City Council candidate. Y. Howard Quick, who spent 36 years on the City Council through 2003, showed he ... bid for re-election. City Council President Tom Lane, a Republican ...

Article: How we pay for water; Water proposals aid pensioners; ...
The Nelson Mail;  December 3, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... used. By Bridget Cull Pensioners are favoured at the expense of the average household under proposed changes to the Nelson City Council's water pricing system. The council, which will have to raise an extra $2.6 million in water charges next year to ...

Article: BOARD APPROVES WATER RATE REVISION THE MATTER NOW NEEDS THE ...
Post-Tribune (IN);  August 16, 1995 ;     690 words ... ... requiring a final OK by the City Council - the city utility ... 15.19. A proposed minimum charge would also drop from ... Republican-controlled City Council. "What does this ... the 3,000 gallon minimum charge. Records show 1 ...

Article: It's time to review carriers' minimum-charge ...
Logistics Management & Distribution Report;  November 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... Not only are rates being raised on minimum charge, LTL, and truckload shipments, but ... carriers are also increasing their minimum-charge floors (what are many times called ... Jan. 1 shows some hefty increases in minimum-charge floors. Here are some examples: Increase ...

Article: AT&T Extends Minimum Charge to All Customers.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  April 6, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... yesterday it will impose a $3 monthly minimum charge on customers who make few long-distance ... several choices. They can choose a $3 minimum charge that gives them 30 minutes of long ... minute all day, any time, with a $3 minimum charge. Customers can also consolidate all ...