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Letters: Surprise utility rate increase just too high for some seniors

Posted 2/15/24

I read your article concerning the rate hike for water, wastewater, solid waste and storm water in Surprise.

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Letters: Surprise utility rate increase just too high for some seniors

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I read your article concerning the rate hike for water, wastewater, solid waste and storm water in Surprise.

Increases will start in July 2024. My husband and I are retired and live primarily on Social Security payments.

I think it’s an enormous hike — $29 a month on average (after five years) is what your newspaper has reported.

I hope the city is going to give seniors who qualify a discount. APS gives low-income seniors a 25% discount, which really helps the budget.

Why can’t property developers in Surprise pay higher fees when they come in to develop new communities so the existing residents can be spared the increase?

We feel $10 maximum per household would be much more acceptable than $30.