Water Rates to Rise Again; Will City Council Ask Why?
The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD), with the help of the Philadelphia Water Rate Board and the advocate appointed by the rate board, will raise water and sewer bills by another 7.8% on Sept. 1 of this year. Unless the Mayor or City Council acts, this will be the seventh consecutive rate hike. Since 2018, with […]
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