Bethel residents will soon see increased rates for their electricity, garbage, and water services.

Village council passed legislation to establish the new electric rates, new garbage rates, and new water rates at its regular meeting June 9.

Bethel council member and finance committee chair Gary Hutchinson said that the village had originally anticipated about a 15 percent increase in electric rates, but it has worked out to be an increase of 12 and a half percent.

“I was really pleased that we could get a rate increase of this nature,” Hutchinson said. “I was expecting 20 percent.”