Rate changes effective July 1

Base charges for water, sewer and gas services will increase effective July 1, 2014.

There will be a two percent across the board rate increase for water, and the average residential monthly water bill will increase $.50.

The sewer rate will increase 3.1 percent across the board. The average residential monthly sewer bill will increase $1.23.

Natural gas will increase across the board by 2.15 percent, and the average residential monthly natural gas bill during the heating season will increase $.99.