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Originally Posted by mrsanborn
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So it's a 25% total "rate adjustment" over the next 8 years. Maybe that's more than a few martinis over time. Anyone wonder what the adjustment is based on, if there was a rate hearing or, was this just part of the "deal" when the utility was sold. I remember when folks got behind recycling and it was implemented in TV. Unlike recycling in other communities it doesn't pay for itself. A charge was added to trash bills, and we had to use "approved" recycling bags.(purchased by homeowner, another small amount) Despite the fact that in many homes the recyclables removed a great deal from the regular trash collections and reduced tipping fees, there has been no reduction in our trash bills. The trash collection activity was sold to private individuals and along with that came a substantial growing income stream with rate increases guaranteed for the future.
If you live here long enough and keep the small stuff in mind, you learn that the small amounts add up over time.