Fire service now costing extra in Flint
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The city has started charging residents $500 for structure fires and up to $1,000 for false alarms to raise money for the financially troubled department.
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A blaze that killed five federal firefighters last year has emboldened those who question the cost of saving the ever expanding number of homes on the fringe of wilderness.
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By Rowena Coetsee, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Dec. 12--EAST COUNTY -- Old age has cost two Delta communities their fireboat, but fire district officials say the replacement they have in mind will compensate for those losses.
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Dec. 16--An extra cent on the bed tax would be the most practical way to give extra county funding to the Destin Beach Safety Patrol, Okaloosa County Commissioner James Campbell says.
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Residential heating costs are projected to soar this winter to more than $1,000 on average because of higher fuel prices and colder weather, the government said yesterday.
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The NIO considers large rates increases to cushion the impact of water charges on households, the BBC learns.
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By Karen Nelson, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 14--PASCAGOULA -- A judge's ruling has allowed a utility that serves subdivisions along the Coast to almost double its rates for water service, even though state regulators said "no" to the increase.
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Today, as Florida homeowners continue with the cleanup from their second big hurricane in less than a month, they are finding that they are bearing a greater share of the cost themselves than they would have in the past.
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By Erin Sherbert, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 10--BRENTWOOD -- Residents this week got their first glimpse of a proposal to expand fire protection services in far East County that includes doubling the number of firefighters and adding paramedics to each fire engine.
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Smokers would pay an extra 50 cents for a pack of cigarettes in Massachusetts, and Bay State employers would be required to offer healthcare coverage to their workers under legislation unveiled yesterday by a key state senator.
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A public relations company billed the city&#39;s Department of Water and Power for more than $4 million in questionable costs that it should repay, according to an audit released Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON -- Mailing a letter will soon cost a penny more.
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The media giant more than doubles the charge it will take to cope with its infamous circulation inflation.
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BAY CITY, Mich. - Buying a keg for your next party is a little more expensive.
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By Tom Knudson, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Dec. 17--When the Deep fire broke out in the Sequoia National Forest on Aug. 12, 2004, Forest Service fire managers projected the cost of fighting it would be modest -- about $200 an acre.   But costs raced faster than the flames.
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Estimates range from $3B to $10B following second major storm to hit Florida within a month. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Losses from Hurricane Frances are now forecast to make it the fifth-costliest storm in US
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Fire chiefs say plans to cut back on council refuse collections could increase the number of blazes.