I like this. Water is a natural resource. If it is in scarce supply, prices should go up. It will also encourage people to use less. Supply and demand. It was a small percentage hike though for sure. Prices in the vending machines have gone up way more than that recently in my building.

Rocky Mount - always a source of good news.

If the City of Rocky Mount keeps raising their utility rates, everyone is going to have to move from the City in order to live. Natural gas and electricity went up last year and now water & sewer - you wouldn't believe what our bills are this year and that's with trying to conserve as much as possible. My salary increase does not cover the increase of utilities in Rocky Mount.

All this while Lake Wheeler is overflowing its fixed dam, Lake Benson is full, Jordan Lake is above its average capacity, and Durham abandoned its efforts to siphon off the quarry. BTW - my neighbor had his well motor replaced last month. The well was 194 feet deep of which approximately 164 feet was submerged (normal water table)! I think the bank accounts of those getting their water from Falls Lake are being siphoned off!

This is called the Meeker Doctrine. Impose restictions which cause water useage revenue reductions and then charge more to make up for the lost revenue. However it is very funny that this same council that condemmed a downtown building, spent $4,500.00 on repairs to this building, then purchased the building in an auction for $5,000.00 so they can hope to sell it in the future to help recoup some of the $4,500.00 in repair cost. And due to the condition of the building it was appraised at around $1,500.00. Go figure.