No on V, Yes on W (November 3, 2016)
I find it interesting that Liberty Utilities is pushing their Measure V as a means to hold Government and Politicians
accountable. They are spending an unprecedented amount of money for the Victor Valley to market their Measure V to the voters of Apple Valley. They know if their measure passes and the town should decide to put a measure forward regarding debt, it would cost the taxpayers a substantial amount of money not to mention the time delays that would have an effect on grants and bond ratings. Given the amount of money Liberty Utilities is spending on this election, can you imagine how much they would spend in an effort to defeat a debt measure on their acquisition?
If Liberty Utilities supporters really what to hold big government accountable, they should go after the California Public Utilities Commission. They are the state government agency responsible for the out-of-control water rates and surcharges by Liberty Utilities in Apple Valley. Who holds Liberty accountable for drilling a multi million-dollar water well, then capping it to make sure the expense is included in the current rates base? Who holds Liberty accountable for how much debt they finance and the interest they pay? My Apple Valley store pays a Service Charge
of $99.92 a month on top of our water rates and surcharges. We are told this is a Standby Fee
for our fire sprinkler system. That’s an additional $1,200 per year. I only pay $6 a month at my Hesperia location and no extra fee for our Victorville location. Who holds Liberty accountable for those charges? Certainly not the CPUC.
We pay the CPUC thousands of dollars a month to regulate
private water companies like Liberty Utilities. Who holds the CPUC accountable? Local control means you can vote for your representatives and be part of any investment and rate setting process for all town investments. You can’t vote for the board members of the CPUC, or Liberty Utilities leadership. Vote No on Measure V and Yes on Measure W if you want to bring local control and accountability to your water system.
Scott Nassif, Mayor Pro-Tem Town of Apple Valley
Source: Daily Press
Files related to Measure V
- 20150913 Commentary: Apple Valley water takeover plan: Know the full cost (Coupal)
- 20160621 Measure V
- 20160726 TOAV staff report on Measure V
- 20160831 Best supporters money can buy
- 20160831 Serious omission
- 20160831 Town paid more than $50K for ballot measure
- 20160904 Letter: Peter Allen supporting Measure V (Nassif)
- 20160906 Town business practices
- 20160908 Letter: Don’t waste your vote (Carloni)
- 20160911 Letter: Measure Waste (Carloni)
- 20160918 Our View: The right to vote on big projects
- 20160919 Support Measure V
- 20160923 Opinion: Measure V is for voting to ensure government is accountable (Mann)
- 20160924 Letter: Measure W (Piercy)
- 20160925 Opinion: Measure V respects Liberty Utilities customers’ rights (Sorensen)
- 20160929 Letter: Time to go (Varga)
- 20161002 Letter: Reject Measure W (Allan)
- 20161010 Letter: Truth about V and W (Bell)
- 20161011 Letter: The measure of a man (Varga)
- 20161018 Will Apple Valley become California’s Flint, MI?
- 20161020 Yes on Measure V (video)
- 20161023 Letter: Supports Measure V (Schappert)
- 20161025 Diving into the shallow waters of Measure W
- 20161102 Letter: Measure of a man (McCarthy)
- 20161102 No water in Measure W
- 20161103 More Measure W misdirection
- 20161103 No on W, Yes on V
- 20161105 Money flows like water
- 20161111 Letter: Diving into shallow ‘W’ater
- 20161111 Measure V garnered 2,319 more yes votes than Measure W
- 20161113 Tuesday’s election results
- 20161114 Measures V and W
- 20161115 Polls and votes
- 20161121 Voters show they want a say in water takeover issue (Hanson)