CITY BUSINESS OWNERS FACE FURTHER WATER CHARGE HIKE

Date Published: 12-May-2009

Business owners in the city are facing a further hike in water rates to part finance a loan for the upgrade of Terryland Water treatment plant.At last evening's city council meeting, councillors approved proposals to raise a loan of one point six million euro towards the upgrade of the plant.Director of Services Ciaran Hayes told the meeting that the upgrade plant would cost over three and a half million, which would increase the production capacity by 20,OOO cubic metres per day.