Sudbury residents reject planned water rate hike
A proposal to raise the water rate in Greater Sudbury has had a negative welcome according to an online poll conducted by the Sudbury Star. The plan set in motion earlier year is to raise the water rate in the city by a sizeable 7.4 per cent, but residents are not exactly in support of the idea.
The decision to raise the price of the city’s water rates was reached by the city council on Jan. 5th, with fees set to raise through the year. On average Greater Sudbury residents will have to fork out $71 per year for their water on top of their current rate.
The poll was conducted among 457 readers of the local news outlet and showed that the majority think the planned raise is simply too much to pay. Asked “Is a 7.4 per cent hike in Sudbury’s water rates too high?” a conclusive number of 88 per cent said yes.
53 per cent, which amounted to 53 readers of the Sudbury Star, found the rate hike acceptable, while 2 per cent (8 readers) answered “not sure”.
The local government says that the increase in rate will add some $600,000 to the water-wastewater capital budget, allowing for the improved maintenance current services.
You can check out the full poll results and some reader explanations as to why they think the proposed hike in water rates are too high by visiting the source link for the Sudbury Star below.
