Rate Hike Coming For Muncie
09.02.12Filed Under: ECI News
Customers of the Muncie Sanitary District could see substantial increases in their monthly sewage and storm water bills if a $168 million, 20-year project to separate the city’s combined storm and sanitary sewers goes forward. Monthly sewage bills would increase 29 percent. Monthly storm water bills would increase from 95 cents a month to $6 a month. Board President Tom Bennington says a public hearing on the project would be at 5 p.m. March 6 during the regular MSD meeting in the auditorium at Muncie City Hall.
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