Hood River City Councilors approved raising water, sewer, and stormwater rates and systems development charges. The rate increase average about six-point-six percent, and will result in a jump of around six dollars on the typical residential bill, and represent the first increases in about five years. Systems development charges on new development had not been increased since 2009, and will go up by 33 percent for sewer and 48 percent for water. City Manager Steve Wheeler says those increases are a function of dealing with growth. In other business, the Council approved ordinances accepting the buildable lands inventory, housing analysis, and population study discussed at a lengthy special session last week.