BWL to hold rate hike vote this evening

WKAR Public Media

Published January 24, 2012 at 1:35 PM EST

By Mark Bashore, WKAR

LANSING, MI –

Commissioners of Lansing's Board of Water and Light plan to vote this evening on a nine-percent rate hike for the utility's water and steam customers. Approval would mean about a $116 average monthly increase for non-residential steam heat customers. The average monthly residential water bill would rise a few dollars a month.

BWL officials say more revenue is needed to update aging water and steam infrastructure.

If approved, rate increases would take effect March first.

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