The hits just keep coming for island residents who live in unincorporated Indian River County.
Residents were still grumbling about shelling out for universal curbside trash pickup when they found out they will also see increased fees on their annual property tax bills over the next five years to cover higher landfill operating costs.
Now – starting this month – county water customers on the island south of Vero Beach and north of Indian River Shores will have to absorb a 10-percent increase in their water consumption fees. This is on top of a 19-percent increase that went into effect on Jan. 1…