{"id":43078,"date":"2025-11-24T11:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T11:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/43078\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T11:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T11:20:10","slug":"erie-county-water-authority-raises-rates-another-8-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/43078\/","title":{"rendered":"Erie County Water Authority raises rates another 8.25%"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been nearly a decade since the Erie County Water Authority held the line on residential water rates, and that pattern isn’t changing in 2026.<\/p>\n

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Four men appeared before the Erie County Legislature on Thursday to interview for a board job with the Erie County Water Authority, though three of them expect to have no chance of being considered for the job.<\/p>\n

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Four men appeared before the Erie County Legislature on Thursday to interview for a board job with the Erie County Water Authority, though three of them expect to have no chance of being considered for the job.<\/p>\n

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