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ABERDEEN COUNCIL DELAYS WATER RATE INCREASE
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A clearly unhappy Cosmopolis Mayor Vickie Raines came to Aberdeen's City Council meeting last night to complain about a lack of communication regarding plans to hike water rates almost five percent. Cosmopolis buys all of its municipal water from Aberdeen, and is one of the "large industrial" customers affected by the rate hike. Raines said she asked before last fall's Cosmopolis budget process whether Aberdeen intended to raise water rates in 2008, and the answer was no. The Aberdeen City Council voted after Raines's comments to delay the implementation of the new, higher rates to June 1, in order to give Cosmopolis more time to "adjust its billing." Cosmopolis water customers will see the new higher rates reflected on their statements with that June 1 billing. |
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China quake death toll could rise to 50,000
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Bush envisions a democratic Middle East free of oppression
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Iraqi forces hunt door-to-door for Mosul militants
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Latin American, European leaders gather for summit
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More rain, thunderstorms hitting soggy Louisiana
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California's top court to rule on gay marriage
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HIV-positive man sentenced 35 years for spitting at officer
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Scandal-plagued Ohio attorney general resigns
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IHT editor Oreskes named AP editor for US news
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