HEARING IN RAMAPO TONIGHT ON O&R RATE-HIKE BID by Ken Mahoney

HEARING IN RAMAPO TONIGHT ON O&R RATE-HIKE BID by Ken Mahoney

A public hearing is set for tonight on Orange and Rockland’s proposed rate increase on gas delivery. The 8 p.m. hearing, to be televised locally, will take place at Ramapo Town Hall. At least one representative of the state Public Service Commission will be at the session to field residents’ questions – and hear their comments – on the five-and-a-half percent rate hike O&R seeks. It’s the first of two sound-off sessions in the works in Rockland. A public forum is slated for next Monday night at Orangetown Town Hall. Tonight’s hearing in Ramapo can be seen live on CableVision channel 77 and Verizon Fios channel 32.