Water Board to adopt a 7.5 percent rate hike Leave a comment By Queens Courier Staff Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 2:26 PM EDT Tweet Share on Tumblr Like Queens Courier Most Popular Most ReadMost Discussed 14-year-old shot to death on Queens busAs family mourns teen, community expresses outrage over bus shootingThree charged with kidnapping, holding Queens man for month in $3M ransom attemptArtists, residents voice outrage over 5Pointz demolition Mets players move into Long Island City luxury buildings Community celebrates LIC FLEA & FOOD announcement Rockaway residents take to City Hall, demand say in Sandy rebuildingCorona residents file $10M suit against alleged toxic grocerChange name of Long Island City to LIC, say officials, business leadersIdentify this place in Queens A lower-than-expected water rate hike is still too much for Queens residents already drowning in bills. By Queens Courier Staff editorial@queenscourier.com Logging In... Profile cancel Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Twitter or Name EmailNot published Website Comment