That and the State Legislators getting a 16% increase!!! -----Original Message----- From: Mario Giorno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Jul 11, 2005 1:33 PM To: univcity@list.purple.com Cc: univcity-announce@list.purple.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UC] Re: [UC-Announce] City Council Hearing on Pending Water Rate Increase
31% over 3 years!!!!! They'd better putting a mojo filter in our basements! Sheesh. Is that increase even resonable? What does it take to run the reservoir or water treatment facility?! On 7/11/05, Mark Krull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > -----Forwarded Message----- > From: Ed Schwartz > Sent: Jul 11, 2005 12:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [phillyblocks] City Council Hearing on Pending Water Rate Increase > > Council Committee Public Hearing on Proposed Water Rate Increase, July > 14th, 2:00 PM, City Council > > > > On June 9, 2004, the Philadelphia City Council's Committee on Transportation > and Public Utilities held its second public hearing to investigate a water > and sewer cost rate increase of nearly 43% proposed by the Philadelphia > Water Department. > > Since then the Hearing Examiner for the Water Rate Increase was appointed > and has made his recommendation. The Water Commissioner is expected to make > his final decision before the end of next week. The increase is expected to > be in the 31% range, over three years, to account for an estimated $220 > million request. > > Participation in the public testimony for the Water Rate Increase hearings > was extremely low. The Water Department held 5 different meeting for public > testimony and had approximately 23 members of the public attend ALL 5 > meetings. > > City Council's Committee on Transportation and Public Utility will give > those who were unable to participate -- of which there were apparently many > -- an opportunity to be heard. > > That Hearing will be the Public's last chance to be heard -- before the > Water Commissioner makes his final decision. The Water Rate Increase is > expected to go into effect August, 1, 2005. > > That Committee hearing will take place on July 14, 2005, at 2:00 P.M., in > Council Chambers Room 400. > > Due to the importance of this matter to our constituents. I strongly urge > your participation in this hearing, and I look forward to your questions and > comments on this important matter. > > If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact > William Nesheiwat either at (215) 686-1906, or [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sincerely, > > William Nesheiwat > Legislative Aide > Office of Councilman Rizzo > Room 582, City Hall > Philadelphia, PA 19107 > (215) 686-1906 > > To Post a message, send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To Post an Event to the Calendar: > http://groups.yahoo.com/calendar/phillyblocks > > PhillyBlocks Web Site: http://phillyblocks.org > Numbers to call for Philadelphia More Beautiful Cleanups: > http://170.115.249.12/streets/clean_block_officers.html > > > > ________________________________ > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > Visit your group "phillyblocks" on the web. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > ________________________________ > > ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named > "UnivCity-Announce." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see . You > may post announcements to this list, but this list attempts to prevent > discussion. Please use univcity to discuss messages on this list. > Subscribers of univcity receive all mail to this list. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity-Announce." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. You may post announcements to this list, but this list attempts to prevent discussion. Please use univcity to discuss messages on this list. Subscribers of univcity receive all mail to this list.
