Downers Grove Water Rates to Increase 18 Percent in 2013

The village council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve new waters rates that reflect the rate hikes implemented by the DuPage Water Commission and City of Chicago.

Downers Grove Water Rates to Increase 18 Percent in 2013

The village council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve new waters rates that reflect the rate hikes implemented by the DuPage Water Commission and City of Chicago.

Water rates in Downers Grove will increase by about 18 percent next year as a result of higher costs imposed by the city of Chicago and DuPage Water Commission. The Downers Grove Village Council voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt the new rates, which go into effect in March 2013. The increased water rates are part of a multi-year plan to cover the cost of owning, operating and maintaining the village's water system, officials said. The Water Rate Study commissioned in 2010 projected required revenue increases from 2012 through 2015. The study assumed 10 percent annual increases from the DuPage Water Commission, officials said. Last year, however, the commission—which buys Lake Michigan water from Chicago—voted to raise its water rates …

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Water Rates, Commuter Parking Fees to Increase in Downers Grove

The village council will vote Tuesday to approve new waters rates that reflect the rate hikes implemented by the DuPage Water Commission. Commissioners will also consider increasing the fees for commuter parking permits.

Downers Grove residents who buy water from the village can expect to see higher monthly bills starting next year. The Downers Grove Village Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on an ordinance that would increase the village's water rates to reflect recent rate imposed by the DuPage Water Commission and the City of Chicago. The commission, which buys Lake Michigan water from Chicago, voted last year to raise its water rates every year in 2015. The decision came after Chicago instituted a rate hike that amounts to a 90-percent wholesale increase over the same timeframe, according to the Daily Herald. The commission also added on another 19 cents per 1,000 gallons, according to the report. Downers Grove staff recently adjusted the village's …

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Ricky W Kracker a.k.a. Diggy Swagga

6:21 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Voting people out or in never seems to do any good. How about a forensic audit of DG accounting? Let's see how much we spend on bloated pensions. How much is going to services that benefit illegal immigrants or section 8 leeches. How about checking how much it costs to arrest and book the same 5 loser winos in downtown DG. Time to do something, enough is enough. On the other hand, if we get …   more ›

Report Confirms DuPage Water Commission Back on Track with Reforms

An overhaul is being done after the agency misspent its $69 million reserve fund.

The DuPage Water Commission has implemented several reforms that are correcting the problems of the past and putting its financial house in order, according to an accountability report DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin released Wednesday at a press conference. The report was compiled by Crowe Horwath, an accounting firm Cronin hired, as part of an ongoing review of all boards and commissions to which the County Board chairman appoints trustees and members. The report consists of a compilation of the water commission’s finances and operations in addition to recommendations to continue reforming the agency. The Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday that Cronin initiated the broad review of agencies in the wake of stories in the Tribune …

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NancyC

2:43 pm on Thursday, March 15, 2012

Was anyone fired over any of this?   more ›

County Government Gains Greater Oversight of Independent Agencies

Gov. Pat Quinn signs bill pushed by DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin.

With the stroke of the governor’s pen, DuPage County’s oversight powers of appointed boards, agencies and commissions grew some teeth. On Wednesday Gov. Pat Quinn was in Wheaton to sign legislation allowing counties with populations between 300,000 and two million to pass ordinances requiring units of local government to provide budget and financial information to the county board. It was legislation pushed by DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin following financial scandals involving the DuPage Water Commission and the DuPage Housing Authority. Both organizations misspent millions of tax dollars. Federal audits revealed the DuPage Housing Authority failed to account for more than $10 million, while the DuPage Water Commission spent $69…

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