May 29 on The Story: Last week, Portland City Council overwhelmingly voted to hike rates on water and sewer bills by over 6%. For many small businesses and Portlanders living on the margins, that's a significant development — on top of an overall rise in the cost of living within the last few years and recent economic uncertainty, it's enough to fear that they'll be pushed over the edge. City officials argue that the rate increase is needed to keep up on infrastructure maintenance and improvements, the kind that can't keep getting put off. But what will these rate hikes really cost, and what precisely are they paying for? Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw