Rate Increases Won’t Fix Foxborough’s Water Quality Problems … Yet
Monday’s hike in water and sewer rates is only the beginning of what could be an expensive process to address poor water quality in Foxborough.
Residents fed up with paying for poor water quality will find no silver lining in the Foxborough Water & Sewer Commissioners’ decision to hike water & sewer rates Monday. That’s because the rate increases, which take effect immediately, will not bring any immediate relief to residents experiencing brown water in town. Instead, the newly approved hikes are said to be long overdue and necessary because the town’s enterprise account currently isn’t bringing in enough revenue to cover costs. “The enterprise account is not generating enough money to support the expenses we have,” Foxborough Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners vice-chair Michael Stanton said at Monday’s rate hearing. … “We have kicked the can down the road forgoing increases …
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Ken B.
12:07 am on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
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