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Memorandum - Water & Sewer rates - May 20 2019 — File 208285
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water
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$760
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and Sewer R
Somerville.
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FY20
Change
FY20-FY19)
-$15
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$68
$191
$326
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Combin
$11
$13
$17
$18
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$18
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