Wrentham Water Rates Staying the Same
Wrentham will be seeing the same rate for over four years.
The Wrentham water rate will remain the same for its fourth straight year for 2014, according to the Wrentham department of public works assistant superintendent Jack Manchester. The board of selectmen voted 4-0, with Michael Carroll abstaining, to accept the DPW’s recommendation to keep rates the same. Wrentham will charge $4.90 per thousand gallons for properties that consume less than 50,000 gallons and $5.90 for properties that consume more than 50,000 gallons. The rate, while the same as previous years, allows for a minimum of $100,000 in excess revenue to help fund capital improvement projects for the town. Currently, the Madison Street Water Main project, the Elysium Street water main project and improvements to the water storage …
