Hike in sewer fees advances

Los Angeles homeowners would see their sewer fees nearly double by 2017 under a plan approved Monday by a City Council committee. Daily News.

The proposal OK'd by the Budget and Finance Committee would raise fees by 4.5 percent a year from 2012-15 and by an additional 6.5 percent in 2016 and 2017. That top rate would remain in effect through 2022.

According to city estimates, the average monthly bill - currently about $30 - would total $53 a month at its peak after the increases.