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malakamanforyou t1_ituopvr wrote

Reply to comment by NewrytStarcommander in Water Bill (RANT) by The_Waxies_Dargle

He’s talking over the past few years.

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NewrytStarcommander t1_ituphr4 wrote

Me too, I bought my house 3.5 years ago, and has only gone up twice, and by minimal amount. The why is the consent decree and the aging infrastructure. The increase the OP is talking about is definitely not tracking the last few years of rate increases but is reflecting something else.

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danhalka t1_itutdwn wrote

There are not enough specifics in the post to draw that (or any) conclusion. I can back OP's general sentiment. If you've owned a home in the city for the last ~20 years you might interpret the post as I have.

Costs go up, infrastructure ages. It makes sense. but it used to be that living inside the city compared to the next block across the county line meant paying a "premium" in the form of property taxes, certain insurance rates, and for a fortunate few, private school tuition. Now water bills are, for reasons both understandable and lamentable, an additional "premium" for city residents.

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