Philly, your wooder rates are going up

Listen, youse know how it is. Every year it's somethin' new with the bills, or nah? So, the Water Department is comin' at us with a proposed rate increase. I'm not even gonna hold you, it’s a big jawn. This ain't just some small bump. They want to raise residential wooder bills by 10.3% over the next two years. That's a 4.1% hike this September, and another 6.2% next year. For the average household, that means an extra $4.70 on your bill starting in the fall, then another $7.39 on top of that by September 2025.

**What's the Dealio?**

Now, the Water Department says this is all about keeping the infrastructure from fallin' apart, right? They talkin' about upgrading pipes, improving treatment plants, and makin' sure we got clean wooder. They also mentionin' those affordability programs for folks who can't swing the extra cash. The Public Utility Commission still has to sign off on this jawn, and there's gonna be public input sessions. So you got a chance to tell 'em what's good, or nah.

This whole thing means we gotta keep an eye on where that extra money actually goes. Is it really fixin' the problems we see with busted mains on Girard Avenue or wooder pressure in West Philly, or is it just another tax on us?

That's the jawn, Philly — we don't do fake out here.

Keisha Robinson-Moyer, MiTL Sports Desk Philadelphia

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