DeKalb County is indefinitely postponing a 10% water and sewer rate increase that was scheduled to begin Tuesday, according to a news release.
The rate hike was supposed to be the first in an annual series of 10% increases through 2034 that would more than double the average water and sewer bill over the next decade.
The DeKalb County Commission approved the rate hikes in February. They are projected to raise billions to fix the county’s ailing water and sewer systems…