City Council approves increases
(Macomb, Ill.) Residents in Macomb will soon see an increase in their utility bills.The Macomb City Council approved a water and sewer rate increase last week.
The new water rate is $3.79 per 100 cubic feet, that is a 20-percent increase.
For a 2 person family the city council estimated a monthly water bill would be about $18.70.
That bill is estimated at $37.40 for a 4 person family.
The new sewer rate is $2.41 per 100-cubic feet, which is a 10% increase.
The new rates will go into affect May 1st, 2009.