Water & Sewer Hearings Next Week
The NYC Water Board is considering a 5.6% rate increase proposal to take effect on July 1, 2013.
Those interested can comment either in person (call 718-595-3591 to reserve a spot) at the hearings listed below or by mail or email by writing to Diane Easporro, staff at the Water Board, 59-17 Junction Boulevard, 8th Floor, Flushing, NY 11373 or (deasparro@dep.nyc.gov).
While substantially less than the increases of recent years, the proposed 5.6% is still going to make it even harder to provide good maintenance of affordable housing. Take a few minutes to share your thoughts with the Water Board either in person or in writing; while you’re at it, take a few minutes to share your thoughts with your city representatives as well. It’s important for the City to hear from people concerned about affordable housing. At meetings this year, Board and staff were talking about affordability as an issue and it’s important for them to realize that 5.6% is still a large increase.
Staten
Island: April 29 at
7:30
Joan and Alan Bernikow Jewish Community Center,
1466 Manor Road
Brooklyn: April 30 at 7PM
IS 228 David A. Boody, 228 Avenue S
Bronx: May 1 at 7PM
Hostos Community College,
Savoy Building, 2nd Floor, 120 East 149th Street
Queens: May 2 at 7PM
LaGuardia Community College.
45-50 Van Dam Street, Room E-242, Long Island City
Manhattan: May 3 at 1:30PM
City Planning Department
22 Reade Street, Spector Hall
You should also know about the new Low Flow Toilet Program in the
works for the fall at DEP.
Apartment
buildings with a minimum of four units and that were automatically enrolled in DEP’s Multi-Family Conservation Program will be eligible for the first phase of the replacement initiative. For more details on the program visit the DEP web-site at: nyc.gov/dep.