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2 AQUA Rate Hike Hearings Scheduled In Eastern Montco

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has scheduled two public input hearings for proposed rate increases by Aqua Pennsylvania..

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has scheduled public input hearings for proposed rate increases by Aqua Pennsylvania and Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater in August.
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has scheduled public input hearings for proposed rate increases by Aqua Pennsylvania and Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater in August. (Patch Graphic)

EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA —Borough residents will have the chance to provide input at two public input hearings for proposed rate increases by Aqua Pennsylvania this month.

Borough officials said the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has scheduled public input hearings for proposed rate increases by Aqua Pennsylvania and Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater in August.

There will be two local in-person hearings allowing customers to offer input on the impact of the proposed rate increases.

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They will be held at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 5, at Curtis Hall Arboretum, 1250 W. Church Road, Wyncote.

There will also be two telephonic hearings at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, officials said.

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To pre-register, you can email the PUC Judge’s Legal Assistant, Christina M. Biggica, at cbiggica@pa.gov, or call the judge’s office at 717-787-1191 and provide the following information:– Your first and last name– The phone number you will be using to call into the public input hearing.– A phone number where you can be reached prior to the hearing if we need to contact you.– Your email address.

Anyone needing assistance to pre-register to testify, you may have someone register for you, but they will need to provide the PUC Judge all the information listed above.

Additionally, if more than one person in your household would like to testify, one person may pre-register for other individuals in the same household by providing the PUC Judge’s Legal Assistant with the above-listed information for each individual who wishes to testify.

Click here for more information and a list of all in-person hearings.

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