CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Charlottesville City Council will decide on water, stormwater, and gas utility rates during its meeting Monday, as well as considering a VDOT Smart Scale funded Ridge and West Main/West Water St. intersection realignment.
The first action item on the agenda is a public hearing on the final imposition of higher water and stormwater utility charges, and a slight decrease in the natural gas rate.
Based on average usage of a Charlottesville home, the city projects the average customer’s water bill would rise nearly $7 from $44.80 to $51.79, and the average wastewater bill would go up just over $4 from $48.12 to $52.18, and a $1.50 reduction in the monthly gas rate, according to the policy briefing…