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City Council OKs water rate increase, $13.1M maintenance project to begin

By Leah Nicolini | November 10, 2015

City Council approved (6-1) ordinance 2015-044 to raise water rates to fund a $13.1 million water maintenance project.Fees will increase by 2.22 percent in 2016 and 4.5 percent from 2017 to 2020. NIU's water bill will increase by $16,000 in 2016.The 10-year...