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Youngstown & The Mahoning Valley => Youngstown in General => Topic started by: jay on May 14, 2007, 08:20:58 PM

Title: Water Rates in Youngstown - Your Help is needed
Post by: jay on May 14, 2007, 08:20:58 PM
If you live within the city limits of Youngstown, please find this information from recent water bills.
List your water consumption and your current water cost.  Do not include the sanitation cost or the sewer cost. 

I'm also looking for the cost of water for homes with very low usage.  Someone on vacation might be able to help with this one.
Title: Re: Water Rates in Youngstown - Your Help is needed
Post by: northside lurker on May 14, 2007, 09:35:20 PM
From my last bill:
Water consumption = 2
Water cost = 9.85

I'm single, but I use water liberally.
Title: Re: Water Rates in Youngstown - Your Help is needed
Post by: Shirley on May 14, 2007, 11:12:44 PM
Water consumption was 4
Water cost was       11.55
I never realized what a small amount of the bill was actually for water. Total bill was 53.99
Title: Re: Water Rates in Youngstown - Your Help is needed
Post by: our2cents on May 15, 2007, 02:07:26 PM
Water consumption was:  8
Water cost was:  21.72
Total:  78.69

Nothing like spring cleaning and planting to run it up quick.
Title: Re: Water Rates in Youngstown - Your Help is needed
Post by: cc4 on May 17, 2007, 11:43:10 AM
We went away on a three week vacation last year.
Water consumption was 0.
Cost of water was over $5.
Sewer costs were over $20.
Why were we billed for water we did not use?
Title: Re: Water Rates in Youngstown - Your Help is needed
Post by: jay on June 05, 2007, 06:47:40 AM
Mayor Williams was the guest on the Dan Rivers Show yesterday.  During the program, a caller from Austintown claimed that his mother, who uses very little water, had a consumption of zero but still had a bill over $17.  The mayor did not have a reasonable explanation for the high fee for no usage.
Title: Re: Water Rates in Youngstown - Your Help is needed
Post by: Ted on June 05, 2007, 12:01:40 PM
I believe there is a minimum usage charge if no water is used. Dominion charges 5.70 per month, even if you don't use gas.
Title: Re: Water Rates in Youngstown - Your Help is needed
Post by: our2cents on June 05, 2007, 04:24:01 PM
There is also trash collection...
Title: Re: Water Rates in Youngstown - Your Help is needed
Post by: jay on June 06, 2007, 06:05:33 AM
Because the woman lives in Austintown, she would not have to pay the city trash collection fee.  Her bill was $17+ anyway with zero consumption.
Title: Re: Water Rates in Youngstown - Your Help is needed
Post by: our2cents on June 06, 2007, 08:49:10 AM
I'd love to see a true breakdown of fees, taxes, etc.  Most cities put this information on their bill, or in other clearly visible locations.  I looked and have not been able to find such a list.