Apple Valley Ranchos claims the Town has $900,000 of taxpayer money to study and promote the takeover of a well-run, local private business.
This simply is not true. In fact, we’ve spent about a third that amount on this case, or $325,000. What the company doesn’t point out is that …
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One of the critical advantages of community ownership of Apple Valley’s water system is the ability of the Town Council to make decisions on water rates with the people who pay the water bill, not a state body that makes decisions with the utilities. If the town owned the water …
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When the community owns the water system, there is a different approach to setting water rates. The people have a direct say in establishing the cost citizens pay for water. Under corporate ownership with companies such as the Carlyle Group, the water rates are established through a different process and the …
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Several speakers and writers of letters to the editor question whether a town can operate a water system. Their remarks make it seems as if it is unusual for a local government to own and operate a system that delivers water to the citizens. They act as if it has …
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