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Article: Sewerage district raises fees to pay for upgrades
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
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- December 14, 2003
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Sewerage district raises fees to pay for upgrades
Village of Waterford moves to increase residents' rates 10%
By MEGAN TWOHEY mtwohey@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel
Sunday, December 14, 2003
The Western Racine County Sewerage District has already begun
implementing a 30% increase in the rate it charges the villages and
towns of Waterford and Rochester in order to pay for $8.5 million in
upgrades to its treatment plant and pumping stations, said Lynn
Tamblyn, one of the district's commissioners.
So far, three of the four municipalities have been able to absorb
the extra cost for the upgrades, which are scheduled to start next
year, without charging users more money.
The exception is ...