THE WATSONVILLE PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES DEPARTMENT HAS PROPOSED A RATE HIKE FOR SOLID WASTE, WATER, AND SEWER SERVICES. TRASH CAN PICK-UP RATES COULD GO UP AS MUCH AS 1-2 DOLLARS PER MONTH (EVERY YEAR UNTIL 2017), WHILE THE SEWER RATE COULD INCREASE NEARLY 9 DOLLARS OVER THAT 5-YEAR SPAN. POSSIBLE WATER METER RATE INCREASES ARE ALSO BEING CONSIDERED. THE RATE HIKES HAVE BEEN PROPOSED TO OFFSET THE CONTINUED COSTS OF MAINTAINING (AND REPLACING) THE CITY’S AGING WATER LINES.
