‘It’s fundamentally unfair’: Proposed Kern County sewer rate increase public hearing rejected after split vote among supervisors

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Divided opinions on the Kern County Board of Supervisors resulted in the possibility of a public hearing on proposed sewer rate hikes in parts of west Bakersfield getting cut short. Kern County officials were proposing following the city of Bakersfield’s proposed five-year sewer rate increase plan for county service areas in [...]