- Residents are pushing back against city officials when it comes to their utilities.
- According to Eaton Rapids mayor Pam Colestock the city has over $4 million in upgrades needed to the waste water infrastructure. which is why residents see the increase the water and sewer rates dating back to July.
- Watch video above for residents and city leaders reaction
(The following is a transcription of the full broadcast story)
“It takes a lot more out of the budget, I was paying 100 now I pay 150 a month,” Eaton Rapids native Kraig Orr said.
Residents are pushing back against city officials when it comes to their utilities.
Eaton Rapids native Kraig Orr has been in the town his whole life and for the first time he feels blindsided by the city.
“I was kind of upset, cause there was no for warning or nothing I had to call the city to find out what was going on,”
“Kraig tells me with the recent increase in utilities it’s been a roadblock for him and his family and wonders why the city is doing this,”