City pledges to cut utility fee hike - Local / Metro - TheState.com

Clif LeBlanc
Council had adopted an increase from 3 percent to 5 percent to the fee on utility bills to stabilize funding for buses after voters narrowly rejected the penny sales tax increase in November 2010. SCE&G pays the city the fee for access to public rights of way for its power lines. The utility company, in turn, passes the fee to its customers.

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