By JULIE CUNNINGHAM
(Greenfield, MA) The City of Greenfield’s Department of Public Works, or DPW, is raising sewer and water rates beginning July 1, 2021. The water rate will increase from 5.7% to $3.72/cu.ft. The sewer rate will increase 3.4% to $6.10/100 cu.ft.
According to Greenfield DPW Director Marlo Warner, “These increases are required to support City Council approved operating budgets, capital projects, and provide retained earnings for catastrophic, emergency or regulatory events. Largely these increases will cover projects such as the Sanderson Street Reconstruction Project, the first phase of some electrical upgrades at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, a rate study, and an Asset Management Plan.
The increase will be reflected in the January 2022 billing cycle. Anyone with questions or concerns should contact the Greenfield DPW at (413) 772-1528.