BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield City Council approved mailing out notices to property owners to give them a chance to protest the newly proposed sewer rates.
The City Council was set to consider approving the issuance of Proposition 218 notices to residents at its meeting on Wednesday.
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If over 50% of property owners protest the proposed sewer rates, those rates would not be enacted.
The city is proposing a five-year increase for the first Proposition 218 period, with the rate going up from the current $247.13 to $475 in the first year then increasing by $100 every year until it goes up to $875 in the fifth year…