By Dakota Smith | LA Times
Many Los Angeles residents will see their sewer fees double over the next four years, with the City Council approving the increases Tuesday over the objections of business groups concerned that landlords will be disproportionately affected.
The council voted 11 to 4 for the rate hikes, with Councilmembers Monica Rodriguez, Kevin de León, Imelda Padilla and Heather Hutt dissenting.
The increases are needed to fund the rising cost of construction and materials, officials with the Bureau of Sanitation said. The officials said that labor costs will rise 24% over the next five years because of a recent salary package for city workers backed by Mayor Karen Bass and the council.
Because the rate increases are considered a property user fee under Proposition 218, the city’s roughly 850,000 parcel owners will be notified. If most object, then the fee hike fails, according to city officials.
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I am so sick of this!!!