BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Over a dozen members of the community attended the Bakersfield City Council meeting Wednesday to speak out against the city’s proposed five-year sewer rate increase, saying it will place a heavy burden on residents already struggling with existing economic and financial hardships.
The annual sewer rate is $247.13 for residential and commercial connections in Bakersfield, which is collected on the property tax bill.
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City officials are proposing increasing the sewer rate to $475 per year in the first fiscal year, then raising the rate by $100 each year until it reaches $875 in fiscal year 2030-2031.
If approved by the City Council in May, the new increased rate would go into effect July 1…