. >> the city controller joan pratt wants to make sure the numbers add up. dpw needs to pay for existing projects, replace aging and rumbling pipes, the regulatory mandates, and build state-of- the-art metering and billing systems. the board of estimates gave its approval to a june 26 public hearing. >> we recommend there be an appropriate action. >> the board also heard what the city auditor calls significant deficiencies in the way the city handles taxpayer dollars. his main complaint, they did not follow recommendations from the department of audits, costing baltimore $1 million extra. , officialseantime and anne arundel county are considering raising their these. they are asking for a five percent increase in water and sewer rates. that would translate to an additional $.15 per every 1000 gallons of water used. the money raised would help pay for operational costs to maintain the water and ser system. the last rate hike was january of last year. maryland residents should also atrepaired to pay more stake tollbooths. tolls will increase for e second time

. >> joan pratt wants to make sure the numbersdd up. on wednesday, the board of estimates gave its approval to a public hearing. >> we recommend the state's take appropriate action. >> the board heard about significant deficiencies in how city agencies handle taxpayer dollars. tremayne complaint was that they didn't follow recommendations causing baltimore and around a million dollars extra to research financial information. approved, those new rates go into effect on july 1. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. investigation leads authorities to break up a massive drug-running scheme. authorities arrested 15 people and seized 20 guns and $140,000 in cash. cocksure of the suspect would travel every other month to purchase large quantities of marijuana to sell in maryland. a burglary in hanover. it's a place late friday and into saturday morning. the victims were sleeping when the burglars broke in. there were three other burglaries that happened that same morning. >> i never heard of any burglaries in this area. it was a wake-up call t