A couple of Hutchinson City Council members Tuesday asked a consultant who prepared studies on future city water and sewer rates to look at shifting more of the cost of proposed increases onto residential customers rather than commercial and industrial users. At-large Councilwoman Sara Bagwell first proposed the change, voicing concern the proposed rates would impact the ability to recruit new industry to Hutchinson…. Mayor Jade Piros de Carvalho voiced concern that residents on Social Security or fixed income, a significant portion of the local population, will have more difficulty responding to rate hikes than commercial businesses, which can adapt.
Source: Hutch News
