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Toledo water system needs $314M in upgrades

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Upgrades to Toledo's water system will cost an estimated $314 million, and that means your bill is going up.

Mayor Mike Bell released his five-year plan for water rate increases Thursday.

We're following the story with our media partner The Toledo Blade.

The proposal involves a long list of upgrades and repairs at the East Toledo water plant.

Bell tells The Blade he plans to ask council to approve a rate hike.

The proposal would cost the average household an extra $125 a year by 2018. Those increases would be introduced in small amounts each year.

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