Politics & Government

Village Raising Water Rates $6 a Month

The Shorewood Village Board approved a measure to increase the cost of commercial and residential water bills by $6 a month.

Get ready to cough up a little more money for water in Shorewood.

The village board recently approved an ordinance creating a $6 monthly capital improvement fee that will be added to all residential and commercial water bills beginning April 1, according to a report in The Herald News.

The capital improvement fee will be listed as "sewer and water rehabilition" on residential and commercial bills, according to the report. The money will be used to address issues with the village's aging water and sewer system, according to the report.

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