This might be the last year for a while that water and sewer rates charged by the city of Timmins go up by a flat rate.
Council has approved a $50.00 increase for this year. That’s based on a five-room house. The increase will be pro-rated for different sized houses.
But in June, council might decide to adopt a 5.5% annual increase over ten years. That’s part of a plan it’s looking at, to make water and sewer operations financially self-sustaining, and not subsidized by city hall.
