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Will Council Put to Rest the Water Rate Discussion?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 13, 2014
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Will Council Put to Rest the Water Rate Discussion?

At the last city council meeting, the council moved for staff to prepare the Prop 218 to adopt a five-yea ...

At the last city council meeting, the council moved for staff to prepare the Prop 218 to adopt a five-year water rate structure with a 13 percent fixed component and an 87 percent variable component. ...

July 13, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Will City Staff Allow 87-13 to Go Forward?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 09, 2014
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Analysis: Will City Staff Allow 87-13 to Go Forward?

Following the council’s unanimous vote in support of 87-13 on Wednesday, the Vanguard proclaimed that the ...

Following the council’s unanimous vote in support of 87-13 on Wednesday, the Vanguard proclaimed that the water issue had been put to rest. However, behind the scenes several warned that city staff st ...

July 09, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Seemingly No Way to Avoid the Water Rate Train Wreck

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: Seemingly No Way to Avoid the Water Rate Train Wreck

Tuesday’s meeting may have been one of the most contentious we have had since Mayor Joe Krovoza took over ...

Tuesday’s meeting may have been one of the most contentious we have had since Mayor Joe Krovoza took over as mayor of Davis in early 2011. Certainly since Brett Lee and Lucas Frerichs joined the counc ...

June 29, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Contentious Hearing on Water Still Leaves Rate Options Unclear

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 25, 2014
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Contentious Hearing on Water Still Leaves Rate Options Unclear

It was contentious hearing, at various points along the way, on the water rates on Tuesday night. After h ...

It was contentious hearing, at various points along the way, on the water rates on Tuesday night. After hearing the staff report, Councilmember Brett Lee decided to attempt to end discussion of an 87- ...

June 25, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Predictable Ending for URAC Process, Council Has to Decide

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 22, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: Predictable Ending for URAC Process, Council Has to Decide

The result was almost inevitable as the council asked the URAC (Utility Rate Advisory Committee) to do so ...

The result was almost inevitable as the council asked the URAC (Utility Rate Advisory Committee) to do something that they were not created to do, were not equipped to do, and should not have been ask ...

June 22, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Council Not the URAC Needs to Make the Call on Water

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 07, 2014
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My View: Council Not the URAC Needs to Make the Call on Water

I spent about an hour on Thursday evening at the Utility Rate Advisory Committee meeting and, after that ...

I spent about an hour on Thursday evening at the Utility Rate Advisory Committee meeting and, after that hour was over, I felt it was the biggest waste of my time of anything that I have covered in th ...

June 07, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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City Weighs Options in Wake of Measure P’s Passage

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 06, 2014
| (4) Comments

City Weighs Options in Wake of Measure P’s Passage

Despite claims that the passage of Measure P would spell the end of the surface water project, on Thursda ...

Despite claims that the passage of Measure P would spell the end of the surface water project, on Thursday night, the city’s General Manager of Utilities, Herb Niederberger told the seven-person URAC ...

June 06, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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What Sue Greenwald Was Right About, Regarding Low Interest Loans

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 03, 2014
| (23) Comments

What Sue Greenwald Was Right About, Regarding Low Interest Loans

Since the start of the Measure P campaign and even before, Sue Greenwald has been arguing that the city w ...

Since the start of the Measure P campaign and even before, Sue Greenwald has been arguing that the city was not eligible for low interest lows due to the fact that they had opted for a DBO (design-bui ...

June 03, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Assessing the Risk of Measure P

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 01, 2014
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Analysis: Assessing the Risk of Measure P

In yesterday’s article, we basically concluded that the assessment of whether to vote for Measure P shoul ...

In yesterday’s article, we basically concluded that the assessment of whether to vote for Measure P should rest in the voters’ assessment of the risk. Based on what we have learned this week, the rate ...

June 01, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Bait and Switch on Water Rates?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 31, 2014
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My View: Bait and Switch on Water Rates?

So yesterday, in addition to other issues, I got the answer to how do I vote if I want to keep the curren ...

So yesterday, in addition to other issues, I got the answer to how do I vote if I want to keep the current CBFR rate structure in place – the current CBFR rate structure does not exist. At Tuesday’s m ...

May 31, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Special My View: No Guarantees on Water Rates Despite Council Direction

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 30, 2014
| (39) Comments

Special My View: No Guarantees on Water Rates Despite Council Direction

Many have been quick to praise the actions of council this past Tuesday. For example, the Davis Enterpris ...

Many have been quick to praise the actions of council this past Tuesday. For example, the Davis Enterprise gave “cheers” to the council “for heeding the community’s concerns about convoluted and confu ...

May 30, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Will Council Put to Rest the Water Rate Discussion?

Will Council Put to Rest the Water Rate Discussion?

Analysis: Will City Staff Allow 87-13 to Go Forward?

Analysis: Will City Staff Allow 87-13 to Go Forward?

Sunday Commentary: Seemingly No Way to Avoid the Water Rate Train Wreck

Sunday Commentary: Seemingly No Way to Avoid the Water Rate Train Wreck

Contentious Hearing on Water Still Leaves Rate Options Unclear

Contentious Hearing on Water Still Leaves Rate Options Unclear

Sunday Commentary: Predictable Ending for URAC Process, Council Has to Decide

Sunday Commentary: Predictable Ending for URAC Process, Council Has to Decide

My View: Council Not the URAC Needs to Make the Call on Water

My View: Council Not the URAC Needs to Make the Call on Water

City Weighs Options in Wake of Measure P’s Passage

City Weighs Options in Wake of Measure P’s Passage

What Sue Greenwald Was Right About, Regarding Low Interest Loans

What Sue Greenwald Was Right About, Regarding Low Interest Loans

Analysis: Assessing the Risk of Measure P

Analysis: Assessing the Risk of Measure P

My View: Bait and Switch on Water Rates?

My View: Bait and Switch on Water Rates?

Special My View: No Guarantees on Water Rates Despite Council Direction

Special My View: No Guarantees on Water Rates Despite Council Direction

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