Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Conservation money going to RD Water Service rather than coming back to Courtenay and Comox for rate reductions.


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We are still paying over a $ million per year because of this decision and the lack of action of the current Water Committee to roll this back.  This is where that big reserve is coming from
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On May 31, 2011 the Regional District board passed a bylaw (wording of the bylaw) (minutes of the meeting) to 
  • let the Water Service keep the funding that was intended for (unnecessary) water metering 
  • increase the bulk water rates for 2012 and 2013 due to the loss of revenue due to projected water conservation.   
Voting to give the funds away rather than roll back the home water rates were the following directors
  • Paul Ives - Comox mayor
  • Patti Fletcher - Comox
  • Greg Phelps - Courtenay mayor
  • Murray Presley - Courtenay
  • Bruce Jolliffe- Area A
  • Jim Gillis - Area B
  • Edwin Grieve - Area C
 only Larry Jangula, Courtenay, voted "No".

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