Board postpones vote on water rate increase

Published April 12, 2007 4:00am ET



The city Board of Estimates deferred voting Wednesday on a proposed 9 percent increase in the city?s water rate, as some members expressed concerns the increase was too high.

They also cited an auditor?s report of a growing surplus in the water fund.

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