Ramapo Supervisor Christopher P. St. Lawrence announced today that the Town of Ramapo will host a Public Hearing concerning a proposal by United Water Inc. to increase its water use rates by 31.2%.

The Public Hearing will take place on April 22, 2010 at Ramapo Town Hall, 237 Route 59, Suffern, New York 10901 starting at 7:00 PM.  The Hearing will be video-streamed on the Town website www.ramapo.org and broadcast on Cablevision channels 75 / 78 and Verizon Fios channel 32.  Viewers will be able to e-mail statements and call-in comments about the proposed rate increase.  

“For the past several years, the Town of Ramapo has intervened in a number of Utility Rate Increase Cases before the Public Service Commission - these increases are intolerable to local families and must be opposed” said Supervisor St. Lawrence.