Town Hall for Ratepayer Justice

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Our partners at Pittsburgh UNITED and the Clean Rivers Campaign are organizing a public meeting to discuss something terrible in the works. The sewage treatment utility serving most of Allegheny County, ALCOSAN, intends to finance a disastrous and hugely expensive wet weather infrastructure overhaul on the backs of county residents.

The city and county’s failing stormwater system is dumping sewage into our rivers. Unfortunately, ALCOSAN’s plan to fix this serious problem will require residents’ sewer bills to increase by 60% over the next 4 years with no program in place to help low-income customers afford these rate hikes. As a result, tens of thousands of low-income, senior, and disabled households will likely face water shutoffs.

          WHAT:  Town Hall Meeting

          WHEN:  Tuesday, November 18th, 7pm

          WHERE:  First Presbyterian Church – 320 6th Avenue, Downtown (see map below)

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If you would like to speak at this meeting about how a significant increase to your water and sewer bill would affect you, please contact our community organizer Maria Muzzie at [email protected] or (412) 431-8960 x114.

You can learn more about the wastewater problem, ALCOSAN’s plan, and better solutions for our communities at cleanriverscampaign.org.