By JAMES J. PARZIALE
A proposed 11.5 percent water and sewage tax hike has been met with staunch opposition from residents, civic groups, and politicians throughout Queens. At a hearing hosted by the Department of Environmental Protection in Elmhurst last Tuesday, each group spoke out against the potential increase which would go into effect in July. Essentially, a single-family household would experience a $72-per-year hike. The DEP is proposing a plan that, over the next 10 years, would cost a whopping $23.3 billion and is backed by Mayor Mike Bloomberg, though many local leaders and residents are crying out against it. The Queens Civic Congress is one of the bill’s strongest detractors, arguing that the City should invest money into the more economically sound watershed project.
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