Well, the sewer rate discussion took a nasty turn when Bennett, who asked to be allowed to reconsider his ‘yes’ vote from a previous discussion, went with Winslow, Hawley and Goldstein, voting to shove the sewer rate increase right up people’s asses.
Yes, they expect the rest of us to foot the bill for their little pipedreams for Downtown. None of this money will show up in your older neighborhood, take good care of your septic tank. There are square miles of Chico that do not have any sewer to hook up too, having been annexed for the tax money but never hooked up with any city services. When they come after us, they’re going to want a lot of money.
My family tried to sell out of Chico, but the developers who looked at our property told us the Chico market is overbuilt already, and they are waiting for another “correction”. Like 2008?
A local contractor we know told us that the only money in building right now is in low income housing.
Mark Sorensen once reminded me that low income property takes that property out of the tax base. It turns into an expense instead of an asset. Think hard about that, and then take a look at what the city is permitting around Chico.
Nobody wants to explain to me why when we build more housing the price of homes AND rent just keeps going up.
Ann Seymore says in the letters section that compared to the bill for the war and the new ballroom, the sewer charges are just chump change. Does she even know what she’s talking about?
Here’s a good question for Bennett, Winslow, Hawley and Goldstein – what do they expect the sewer increase to do to rents in Chico?
Back to the coffee pot Bat Mom.
Chico Taxpayers Association 
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