Utility rates for water, waste, drainage and diking, and recycling will go up next year by about three per cent, on average, for an average sized dwelling. A single-family homeowner will pay an extra $30.50, for a $1,098 total. Owners of townhouses on city garbage service will pay an extra $22.79, for an $802 total. Apartment owners will pay an extra $15.53, for a $540 total.
Eighty-one per cent of the increases are a result of regional increases by Metro Vancouver, according to the City of Richmond's report on the rates.
These rates are based on projections and may vary slightly when Metro finalizes its rates, according to a city staff report.
