On Water and Wastewater Rates

Since I took office in November 2016, the issue people want to speak with me about the most has been our water and wastewater rates. They want to know why they are so high, and what can be done to reduce them. After many discussions about this issue, I can boil down the current situation of high rates to a few causes: The previous generation of senior leadership (prior Director of Public Works, the old Treasurer, the old CAO) didn’t plan for the future. There wasn’t any money being set aside to repair or replace aging infrastructure, and we are