Water utility going up in Port Hawkesbury and Richmond County
The first water utility price hike in over 20 years is planned for Richmond County and Port Hawkesbury soon.
Town of Port Hawkesbury Director of Finance says inflation is to blame for the first increase in the Landrie Lake Water Utility since 2002.
Brian Luciano shares with us that another public hearing will be held before bills go up for Port Hawkesbury Water Utility customers.
“With inflationary pressures, all costs have risen in general life, which the Landrie Lake utility would not have been excluded from. So just the overall general increase in cost for the utility needed to be taken into account for the price of water that we sell to the customers,” he explained.
“The Landrie Lake Water Utility supplies raw water to the Town of Port Hawkesbury Water Utility, the Town of Port Hawkesbury Water Utility then treats that water and distributes it to the residents and businesses in the region.”
He assures concerned residents that their costs will not subsidize any of the work done by EverWind Fuels.
The Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board held a public hearing last week to discuss the rate increase.
Luciano says there will be another public hearing before bills go up for Port Hawkesbury Water Utility customers.