The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a plan to double residents’ water and sewage bills over the next 10 years, starting in May with an immediate 10% increase.

The DeKalb County Commission, at its Feb. 25 regular meeting, approved a 10 percent water and sewer rate increase every year over the next 10 years.

DeKalb County Commissioners voted for a 10% annual water and sewer rate increase over a decade to fund infrastructure improvements and comply with federal regulations.

The DeKalb County Commission is expected to vote on a proposed 10% per year, decade-long water and sewer rate hike on Tuesday.

DeKalb County commissioners have voted in favor of a $4 million plan to raise water and sewer rates over the next decade. The 5-2 decision was made during a vote at Tuesday's commission meeting. Right now,

The proposed rate hike aims to fund long-overdue repairs and replacements for the county’s aging water infrastructure. The discussion gained urgency after a water main break in Brookhaven last month left thousands without clean water for several days.

The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to increase the rate residents pay for water once a year for the next decade. In a 5-2 vote, commissioners voted on a 10% annual increase to water bills,