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MWRA plans to increase rates 4.7 percent.
From:
The Boston Herald
| Date:
May 29, 1997| Author:
Johnson, Jason B.
| COPYRIGHT 1997 Boston Herald. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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The average customer will see water and sewer bill increases of about $40 next year, following a vote by the board of directors for the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority yesterday on the organization's 1997-98 budget.
The MWRA budget calls for an average 4.7 percent increase in water and sewer service charges. Officials cited costly construction projects and the ongoing cleanup of the Boston Harbor as reasons for the increase.
"The original proposal was...
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