Well, since I wrote that last post and sent my letter off to the Enterprise Record, I received a Finance Committee agenda regarding the sewer rate hike discussion, scheduled for last Wednesday. The agenda report said they were trying to decide between phasing the rate hike in over 5 years, or just sticking it to us all at once. I was not able to attend the meeting. Judging from a letter I saw in the ER (which ran prior to mine, which is odd because it was sent after the meeting, but whatever…), they decided to stick it to us – the writer claimed they will be raising the monthly fee to $98, not the $38 I had read in an earlier report.
Yup. Remember the Great Sewer Tax Heist of 2023?
I hope you learned your lesson to check your mail carefully, because a lot of people threw those away as junk mail, and now here we are. Yup, this is a permanent tax, allowing for an annual increase without any further notice or hearings. Where do you think that money goes? Don’t expect improvements in your neighborhood anytime soon – right now, the city is busy hooking Paradise up to our sewer plant, and getting ready to tear up Downtown streets for a completely new sewer system.
Spend much time in Paradise? Been Downtown lately? Be sure to use the toilet, cause you’re paying for it.
Chico Taxpayers Association 