Some residents say a rate increase sought by Pittsburgh Water could leave them struggling to keep up with monthly bills.
“Honest to God I can’t afford this,” Emily Sawyer, a substitute teacher from Manchester, said during a public hearing held by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission [PUC] Tuesday. “We just did this last year. It feels like we’re being asked to pay for deferred maintenance.”
The authority seeks to increase rates by around 33% over two years, beginning in March 2026, to fund capital improvements…