You have higher labor and utility costs than most other areas of the country.
The utility costs will increase to $12 million, $1 million more.
Among the major reasons for the Island's problems were "regressive taxes and high utility costs."
Combined with high state taxes and utility costs, the burden can be crushing.
The association pays $3,500 a year in rent and is responsible for paying utility costs.
The city also pays $32.95 a month to assistance recipients to cover utility costs.
A typical business that employs about 300 people and runs up $487,000 a year in utility costs would save $11,400, according to those figures.
She also campaigned to lower utility costs and to improve care for the elderly.
The mansion's annual utility costs are expected to drop to below $60,000 a year from $86,000.
He also tried to minimise the increases of public utility costs.