The Dekalb County Board of Commissioners will vote in the next two weeks on a water and sewer price hike that could double household bills in 10 years.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — People in Dekalb County could soon be paying more for their water and sewer services. County leaders are proposing a rate increase and are holding town halls to inform the public.

DeKalb Co. CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that the plan was to effectively double people’s water bills over the next decade to pay for the work.

The DeKalb County Commission deferred a vote on the water and sewer rate hike during its meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 11. The was ...

DeKalb County commissioners have been discussing increasing the water and sewer rates that residents pay for several months. The latest proposal is an annual increase of 10% over the next 10 years, ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County residents could see an increase in their water bills soon. The revised proposal previously discussed a rate hike of an annual 6% increase. That jumped to a ...

The DeKalb County Commission is expected ... that the plan was to effectively double people’s water bills over the next decade to pay for the work. “Ten years at 10%, so in a 10-year period ...