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Friday, 20 October 2006
One of our readers sent me an E-Mail that has some interesting comments. Click on "Read More" for the details.
Interested Friends,

Coincidence, or 'common occurence' these days to see cities raise their
RATES to Water Users with the excuse [ ...or, real reasons to fix old water
delivery infrastructure??] ?

Another 'Example' of above question...Please review 'Lamont residents demand tripled water bills be revoked' by opening file attached.

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Important Side Thoughts:

Could it be cities proceeding with Utilities "Users' PAY totally for" extensive water and sewer infrastructure repair and expansion projects really are looking forward to applying UTILITY TAXES [Modesto is 6% for Water!] to multi-million dollar billings in order to build cities General Funds?

Modesto Example:

6% Water Utility Tax on approximated/predicted $5,000,000 'COST' of water infrastructure repairs and future doubling through expansion of water system would reap around $300,000 in added taxes to go to a cities General Fund, and this can be spent on anything else other than Water COSTS.  Of course, this is a scaled up Result as projects slowly 'creep up' the amounts of our water bills over several years.

The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association suggest that Utility Taxes o Water & Sewer billings are
an illicit add-on, and should be challenged for legality...read their legal opinion at:

http://www.hjta.org/repeal_utility_tax
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