Newark kicked off the 2024 budget process Monday as officials warned that inflation, decreased revenues and the need for more employees will force difficult decisions in the months to come.
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Newark utility customers will see higher bills next year after city council approved increases to cost of water and sewer service.
The average resident will pay a combined $83 more next year, a result of increased fees and a change in the way utility rates are structured.
The increases will raise an additional $339,000 for the city, which will all go toward paying off the loans for the capital projects that were overwhelmingly approved by voters in the 2018 referendum.
The water and sewer hikes were implemented as increases to the customer charge, the fixed monthly cost that each customer pays on top of the rate based on usage. Customer charges are seen as a way to ensure that even people who use little water still pay their share of the costs to maintain water pipes and other infrastructure.