Hi, Eva, How are you? I
love reading the Gold Country Times - you do such a great job and the
paper has your personality on every page. It's great. Best Always, Jan
HoveyDear Editor:
Update of the County’s General Plan - I understand
that CCWD has become very philanthropic with the rate payer’s money. I
think a "new" general plan is intended to improve, if not improve, at
least take out some of the confusion, that now exists about zoning,
traffic, public works, parks, subdivisions, low income housing, flood
control, water conservation, etc. etc.
I also am led to understand that
the revisions, hopefully, would be an improvement for all residents of the
County, which is good thing. But with CCWD looking at some very large rate
hikes for its water and sewer service in the districts it services and
adding new obligations to home owners that use the sewer service, such as
inspections of the lateral pipes that tie the house to the system, it
seems to me CCWD’s rate payers are subsidizing the folks who are not using
CCWD such as folks on wells & septic systems, or belong to other utility
districts in the County. We keep being told the increases of our rates are
needed to keep up with the costs to provide the existing service and for
new customers coming on stream. So let’s get real, why on earth should one
group get billed for something that will, supposedly, help everyone when
they are being charged even more for what they have now? Al Duncan,
Valley Springs
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