No vote yet on city water fee hikes
Dunkirk’s proposed water rate increases are on hold for now. The Common Council did not consider the local law that would change the rates at its latest session last week. The item was not on the agenda at all. However, there was a public hearing on the proposed changes before the council meeting. Not a single person spoke. The changes would raise the “base fee” that all water users pay, regardless of volume, from $20 to $30 per quarter. Users would get up to 3,000 gallons of water for their $30, a rise of 1,000 gallons from the current base fee cut off. People who use more ...
