To All GHCC Members
and Affiliates Regarding Water Rate Increases
As I have already alerted you to,
tomorrow evening's City Council Meeting is very important to each GWP rate
payer. The message from Hal Weber which
I am forwarding to you has a lot of important information. As former GWP
employee, Larry Morehouse told us at our last GHCC meeting on January 9th, the
City Council does not listen to the regulars who have been going to speak up
about the GWP proposed rate increases. He urged that the rate payers fill
the council chambers to state their opposition to the proposed rate increase.
The city council will listen if they are overwhelmed with speakers
opposing the rate increase. Unfortunately, we suffer from a very
apathetic population in
I will not be able to attend the
council meeting tomorrow evening, as I cannot leave my wife for any length of
time following her hip replacement surgery last week. She cannot get in
and out of bed on her own, so it is imperative that I remain home. I urge
you to attend this meeting tomorrow evening if you want to prevent your water
rates to go up incrementally for the next four years. Following this
exercise, the GWP will be doing the same thing for our electric rates.
The city council approved expenditures of over $50 million for the smart
meters and smart grid projects, something we did not need with the GWP running
a deficit. The financial deficit facing the GWP was compounded over the
past several years with transfers from the water company to the general fund.
I have been going to council meetings and budget sessions for the past
five years voicing my concern about this practice along with many other residents
who took the time to come to these meetings. Thanks to the efforts of
Harry Zavos, the
The city council is accountable to
you. They are responsible for being the stewards of our city funds,
including those of the GWP. Please do attend to voice your opinion on
this very important issue to raise our water rates, again. And then again, again, and again. Please click on the
items in Hal Weber's message below.
Sincerely, Al Hofmann
From:
halweber@earthlink.net
Subject: Illegal Transfers to General Fund Require Public to Pay Twice
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:07:29 -0800
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Reference:
Opinion Regarding Water Rate
Increases
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