MEREDITH — Water and sewer rates for residents are increasing to cover unexpected costs from an aging infrastructure, the selectboard heard from Chief Water Operator Phil Sausville on Monday.

The selectboard voted to adopt a water usage rate of $5.65 per 100 cubic feet, a sewer disposal rate for metered accounts of $6.35, and $222.14 for non-metered accounts.

A public hearing was held regarding the rate increases, starting with a presentation by Sausville, who told the selectboard the fixed quarterly change and the consumption rate has not changed since 2013.

He recommended increasing the water and sewer rate from 8.25% to 8.5%, which would be an average increase of $85 per year for a single-family home that uses 90,000 gallons of water. Similarly, the recommendation for the sewer rate

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