20% Rate increase approved for Westminster water & sewer customers

Westminster City Council met in a special meeting Wednesday night and, in official reaction to the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority’s implementation of a mid-year increase for water and sewer, they unanimously approved to pass the cost on to the city’s customers. The increase will appear on customers’ March bills. There is hope, however, that the 20% increase will be enough to generate sufficient funds so that the OJRSA will not have to vote for another 20% increase in a few months.