Fight Huge Water Rate Increases
News 3/31/2010
CARE is pleased with the
progress that Jim Abercrombie has been making in reducing the cost
of EID operation. We urge him to continue along that line.
Your protest letters have helped EID understand that the
Rate Payers are not going to stand for an 80% increase
over the next five years
EID passed an 18% increase
in the first year, 15% in the second year, followed by 5% for each
of the next three years.
News 2/18/2010
Based on an EID press release and the results of CARE volunteers sitting at grocery stores Saturday January 30th CARE believes that there were well over 7,000 protest letters sent to EID. Looking at the web statistics and the results of Saturdays CARE volunteers we believes that CARE has been responsible for over half of those letters.
This is not enough to stop the rate increase but would be more than enough to qualify a recall initiative for the ballot. From talking to people and the emails that CARE has received, an the initiative would pass by a huge majority. However at this time CARE is not calling for a recall because CARE believes better results can be achieved by working with EID.
The number of protest letters that EID received sent a powerful message to EID and in no small way was responsible for the proposed rate reduction. For all of you who volunteered or participated by sending your protest letter you should feel a sense of pride for what you have done.