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New Rochelle looks to shift hydrant costs to ratepayers

As they search for ways to reduce expenditures amid chronic budget deficits, New Rochelle officials are pushing for changes to state law that would allow them to shift the cost of maintaining hundreds of fire hydrants to water customers.

Currently, the city shoulders the costs, to the tune of nearly $4 million a year. Money to service the hydrants comes from the city's general fund, meaning...

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