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MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1975

RATES IN GROUP 'A' ESTATES

TO GO UP FROM MAY 1 ******

FAMILIES LIVING IN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S TWENTY NINE GROUP +A+ ESTATES WILL HAVE TO PAY A FEW DOLLARS MORE FROM MAY 1 TO MEET THE TWO PER CENT RATES INCREASE ANNOUNCED EARLIER BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY IN HIS BUDGET PROPOSAL.

THIS ADJUSTMENT WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY AFFECT THE 195,000 FAMILIES IN GROUP +B+ ESTATES AS THE GOVERNMENT HAD AGREED TO REIMBURSE THE AUTHORITY THE COST OF INCREASED RATES ON THESE ESTATES UNTIL MARCH 31, 1976.

IN A FEW EXCEPTIONAL CASES, MOST OF THE 96,000 FAMILIES LIVING IN GROUP +A+ ESTATES WILL HAVE ONLY TO PAY AN EXTRA $2 TO $7 PER MONTH.

FOR THE MAJORITY OF SHOP TENANTS, THE INCREASE WILL RANGE FROM $15 TO $50. A FEW WILL HAVE TO PAY OVER $200.

THE ADJUSTMENT SHOULD TAKE EFFECT ON APRIL 1, BUT IN ORDER TO GIVE REASONABLE NOTICE TO THE TENANTS, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS DECIDED TO BEAR THE FIRST MONTH'S INCREASE, AMOUNTING TO OVER $300,000.

GROUP +A+ TENANTS HAVE BEEN INDIVIDUALLY INFORMED OF THE AMOUNT OF INCREASE THEY WILL HAVE TO PAY.

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WEEKLY WATER SITUATION REPORT

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THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 46,891 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 69.7 PER CENT OF THE FULL CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 41,005 MILLION GALLONS.

THIS MORNING'S STORAGE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 36,050 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 32,965 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRESENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 71.4 PER CENT OF ITS FULL CAPACITY OF 50,500 MILLION GALLONS.

A TOTAL OF 2 MM (0.08 IN) OF RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 9 AM TODAY. TOTAL RAINFALL RECORDED SO FAR THIS YEAR IS 130.4 MM (5.13 IN).

THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY STANDS AT 122.7 MM (4.83 IN).

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