Will Bayonne drown in rising water bills? ×
Can residents stay afloat amid years of consecutive increases?
Bayonne may not have many options when it comes to dealing with its 40-year joint water contract between Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) and SUEZ Water.
At the May meeting of the Bayonne City Council, concerned citizen and Board of Education Trustee Jodi Casais grilled the city council over the rising cost of water bills. She has started multiplepetitions urging the city to dump the current contract after years of sharp increases.
City Council President Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski said the council had hired the law firm Rainone, Coughlin, and Michello (RCM) to review the contract. At the June meeting, she revealed the initial findings.