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City and County Water Rates to Increase

June 6th, 2024 by WCBC Radio

With the new Fiscal Year on July 1, both Cumberland City and Allegany County residents will have increases for water service.  The lift for Cumberlanders is 20%, which was a difficult but necessary decision to avoid a serious deficit, according to Mayor Ray Morriss…

Most likely, another rate increase will occur next year as well, but Mayor Morriss says it is not a money-grab from the residents of the city…