Dozens of consumers filled the hearing room last night at the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Board meeting, protesting the plan to increase sewer rates by 64% without giving the voters a chance to approve the issuance of bonds that could reduce the increase by more than half.
Before the meeting, it was announced that the vote would be delayed in order to receive more public input. However, Chair David Rosenberg made statements that did not sound very promising to the many ratepayers and community groups in attendance. Click here to read an excerpt from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Consumers have gained support for their position on the financing of the rate increase from the Mayor’s office and from the St. Louis County Executive. There are rumors of a meeting being scheduled between groups representing large customers and MSD officials. Hopefully, representatives of residential customers will also be invited and something positive will be worked out.
