A three-judge panel did what the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has repeatedly failed to do when it comes to reviewing the sale of utilities to for-profit companies.
Finally, someone in Pennsylvania put a stop to the irresponsible sell-off of water and sewer utilities to for-profit companies that are leaving customers across the state stuck with exorbitant hikes in their monthly bills.the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court smartly halted the sale of the East Whiteland Township sewer system to Aqua Pennsylvania.
. Ferguson, who cofounded a residents’ group called Keep Water Affordable, cheered the court ruling but wished it could be retroactive for other towns.a proposed $1.1 billion sale of its sewer system to Aqua after a public backlash to the deal. Other towns have not been so lucky. After Aqua took over, prices went up 98% in Limerick Township, 73% in East Norriton, and 69% in Cheltenham.
That opened the floodgates for these water companies to rush in, offering big bucks to town leaders to sell off a prized public asset.
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