Burlington Water and Sewer Rates to Rise in January
Superintendent of Public Works John Sanchez presented the new sewer and water rates to the Board of Selectmen.
The Burlington Board of Selectmen approved new water and sewer rates for 2013 during the meeting on Monday night. Superintendent of Public Works John Sanchez presented the suggested rates, which will go into effect on Jan. 1. Residents will be billed twice during the year at the new rates, the first time being on July 1. Businesses will be billed at the new rates on April 1. "Residents won't be billed until July but we wanted to give people a chance to know that the water they will use after January will be more expensive than the year before," Sanchez said. Sanchez said despite the rate increase, Burlington will still have the lowest rates among all the towns in the Massachusetts Water Resource Association system. The selectmen were …
