Future water bills will be significantly higher if Illinois American Water Company and the City of Peoria get their way.
Illinois American Water Company (IAWC) wants to raise rates about 5% for infrastructure improvement, plus another 30.18% for a general revenue increase to cover higher operating expenses. The City, also in need of more revenue, is considering the possibility of imposing a 5% water utility tax to take effect next spring.
Let’s see, 5 plus 30.18 plus another 5 . . . that’s a 40.18% increase! That means a family that currently pays $30 a month for their water bill will be paying $42.05 (and this doesn’t include the $6 “garbage fee” that will remain on the water bill as well). That’s an increase of $144.60 per year. Wow!
Speaking of the garbage fee, they’re simultaneously looking at cutting the very services that fee supports. They’re suggesting the elimination of free landscape waste pickup — transferring the cost of that service to the users.
Meanwhile, downtown parking will continue to be subsidized. Priorities, you know….
Look for the exodus from Peoria to continue.
seriously CJ
just move
there are places where someone like you would be appreciated instead of ignored
Either that or run for office.
MY water is so disgusting I can’t drink it. We have to buy bottled water to drink at home. They should be improving service before they think of raising rates.
This is the first town I have ever lived in that did not have a water department.
Been tried and failed both times. I have about 10 blogs in my archives about the subject. For a city that can’t balance their budget, is controlled by the unions and can’t even fix their streets and sidewalks, you think they could run a water system that is falling apart year by year? Where would the city get the money to replace the ageing infrastuture?
If your water is so bad tasting, appears before a board meeting and protest? Better yet take a sample along and demand they test it. Have you called them to come out and test?