Thursday, January 10, 2013
The Bristol County Water Authority board can't agree on a 5-year rate plan; it agrees to a 1-year boost of 11 percent with other rates over the next few years to be determined.
The rate for using water in Bristol and Warren went up Wednesday night by a little more than a $1 a week, based on the average bill of $500 last year for drinking, showers, laundry and lawn watering. The board of the Bristol County Water Authority raised rates by 11 percent for one year after failing to agree on any of several five-year rate plans. They actually voted down an initial motion for a one-year, 11 percent hike, too. After failing to agree on rate hikes of 11-4-4-4-4 and 10-4-4-4-4 over the next five years, they finally got the 7-2 supermajority needed to raise the price of water for one year. Chairman Allan Klepper of Barrington suggested the one-year hike twice; he got the votes he needed on the second go-round. “I’m pleased…
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013
The Bristol County Water Authority's agenda for Jan. 9 includes an entry to revisit its recent vote to keep longtime legal counsel, Sandra Matrone Mack.
At its meeting scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at its offices in Warren, the Bristol County Water Authority is expected to revisit its vote last month to rehire the same legal counsel it has retained for many years. Whether the board votes again on legal counsel at its 5:15 pm meeting on Jan. 9 will depend on advice it receives from the attorney general’s office, said BCWA board chairman Allan Klepper of Barrington. The issue of taking a new vote surfaced again because of criticism that the line item on the award of the contract for legal services at the Dec. 20 meeting was not posted properly. A recording of that meeting also indicates that the issue was discussed at a Dec. 18 meeting that was not posted at all. “I will make a …
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The Bristol County Water Authority is scheduled to meet tomorrow night to vote on a proposed 12-percent increase for fiscal 2014.
As the Bristol County Water Authority Board of Directors has brought their proposed rate hikes to the public over the past month, the key concern for customers is the additional cost they'll face. The board is scheduled to meet tomorrow at 5:15 pm at the BCWA office in Warren, and is expected to vote on the proposed 28-percent increase over the next five years. Here's a review of the facts and figures in the BCWA plan: What are the proposed increases? According to the BCWA proposal, water rates would go up 12 percent in fiscal 2014, then 4 percent in each of the next four years — a total of 28 percent. See the table at the bottom of this article to see the year-to-year comparisons. Why is BCWA seeking these increases? Executive Director …
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
The Bristol County Water Authority board will hold a public hearing next Thursday, Dec. 20, to explain the need for a double-digit rate hike and gather feedback on its plans for the water system over the next 5 years.
The Bristol County Water Authority board will be asking for feedback next week at a public hearing on a proposed 12 percent across-the-board rate hike for all users. The hearing will be held in the Warren Town Hall on Thursday, Dec. 20. It starts at 6 p.m. To support the rate hike, the board will lay out its new 5-year strategic, financial and capital plans. It needs a significant increase in revenue over the next five years to accomplish those plans, which will upgrade the entire water system and create a backup supply. The double-digit rate hike for the next fiscal year is just the first of more rate hikes to come. At this point in time, the capital plan calls for at least 12 percent more in revenue next year and 16 percent in …
Joseph Hutnak
9:06 am on Sunday, January 13, 2013
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