Golden calling on residents to protest water rate hike
Residents will have even more reason to take short showers, water the plants less frequently and turn off the faucet while brushing their teeth in the morning. The city is planning to raise the water rates starting in July.
State Sen. Marty Golden (R-C-Bay Ridge-Southwest Brooklyn) said he’s outraged by the proposal by the New York City Water Board to increase rates by 3.24 percent and is calling on residents to speak out against the plan at an upcoming public hearing in Brooklyn.
The public hearing will take place on Tuesday, April 28, at St. Francis College, Founders Hall, at 180 Remsen St., starting at 7 p.m.
The city’s Department of Environmental Protection announced the proposed Fiscal Year ‘16 Water and Sewer Rate increase at a Water Board meeting on March 27.