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LETTER TO THE
EDITOR -
The
The city
management and Council have known since FY92 that
Roseville
collected a hidden 4%, in-lieu- franchise fee in our utility bills during this
time, but instead of setting this aside for meters, the Council simply put that
money in the General Fund and spent it on other things. VERY SHORTSIGHTED
During this time
the Council had money to build a corporation yard, a police station, the civic
center, downtown revitalization, and more parks and recreation
facilities.......all without a vote of the people. And yet, they now expect
some property owners to pickup the tab to install meters so that
A suggestion was
made that would have the least impact on individuals and benefit the most
people. Unfortunately, the Council chose to ignore it. The "Benefit Trust
Fund", from the sale of the
The Council can
use the interest from this fund each year to pay for the water meters until all
the meters are installed. That way no one is forced to subsidize anyone else or
pay $7 per month for 1O years on their water bills.
It appears that
the Council wants to keep this "political plum" so that they can dole
out the money because as one council member stated, "
The Council
decision of who will pay for this federal mandate is not an acceptable option
and those residents selected to pay should loudly protest the Council action.
Sandra Saraceni
524 Oak Street
Roseville, CA 95678
Phone: 
Letter to
the Editor
After
listening to the Roseville City Manager, Al Johnson, during discussion of the
water meter issue at the city council meeting, it became abundantly clear why
the City Council put Measure U on the November ballot.
Most voters
thought "Shall section 10.01 of the City Charter be amended to require all
city-owned utilities to be fiscally self-sufficient?" was a sound
management business idea. It turns out to really be a fox in sheep's clothing.
The Council and staff did a really good job in fooling the public.
We now know
that it was put up to allow the city to charge utility users a Fee to use the
city rights-of-way and easements we own. Now the City Council can claim the
utility is a separate entity, even though it is owned and operated for the
taxpayers and residents.
We also now
realize that another reason the staff and Council wanted this in the Charter
was so they could tell us "The public voted for this and now we cannot use
any general fund money to pay for water meters because that is a utility
expense." It is obvious this was a devious manipulation of the voters to
prevent the public from demanding that general fund money pay for installation
of water meters. The Council and staff knew the water meter issue would cause a
lot of debate and political pressure to fund this federal mandate with general
fund money. They wanted to be sure they had a reason why our money in the
general fund could not be used for meters.
This
measure was a City Council proposal and now you know why. They wanted to tie
your hands and limit your options.
Peter
Stamas
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