Higher Sewer, Water Fees May Hit Bowie Residents
The proposed increase would take effect in July if approved by the city and county council.
Some Bowie residents could see their water and sewer bills go up by as much as 10 percent beginning in July, if the city and county councils approved the proposed budget, reported the Gazette. About 7,900 primarily residential accounts would be affected by the increase of about 10 percent, which would amount to an additional $12 over three months for households that use 16,000 gallons of water per quarter, Bowie City Manager David Deutsch said, according to the Gazette. Deutsch said the increase is necessary in part to help build up reserves in the water and sewer fund, which is self-sustaining, reported the Gazette. The Bowie neighborhoods that would feel the pinch of the proposed 10 percent increase are those serviced by the City of …
