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Memorandum
To: Board of Directors
From: Barbara Cahill
Subject: Public Hearing- water rate increase
Date: December 5, 2007
PUBLIC HEARING
4. At 6:00 PM, or as soon thereafter as possible, a public hearing will be
held for receiving written and/or oral comments from members of the
public regarding a proposal to increase water rates by six percent as
adopted in Ordinance 2006-06, dated July 13, 2006, for the year 2008.
Please find attached additional comments regarding the water rate
increase.
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JAY & PAULA MC
13615 Donner Pass Road
Truckee, CA 96161-3826
530 587-3150
Email:Price@Itol.com
November 30,2007
Truckee Donner Utility District
Post Office Box 309
11570 Donner Pass Road
Truckee,CA 96161
Attn:Deputy Clerk
Re:Water Rate Increase
Dear Deputy Clerk,
I would like to be included amongst those who are going on record to protest the water rate increase for the coming
year(2008).Unfortunately,we will not be in town at the time of the Community Public Hearing scheduled on
December5,2007. The reasons for my protest are as follows:
1. We are living on a fixed income like many other elderly community members.
2. We are gone for six months of every year and do not use any water in our absence,yet we are charged the same
as those full time residents.
Before closing I do have a couple of questions.-
1. What are the costs of disconnecting and reconnecting our water service during our absence?
2. What"Zone"do I live in?
3. 1 don't understand the part of your letter which states,The second annual incremental increase is
scheduled.....also for 6 percent."Six percent of what?Is that yearly?Monthly?Is the previous increase of six
percent compounded in the new rate?
I trust tbeY Board to be frugal in preparing the budget for next year and also take into consideration the concerns
oftl A*Oonstltuents.
Paula
November 27,2007
TRUCKEE DONNER PUD
Board of Directors
Attn:Deputy Clerk
P.O.Box 309
11570 Donner Pass Road
Truckee,California 96160
Re:Water Rate Proposal 218 Protest
Dear Sir:
I have owned the smallest Gambrell style home,located at 16355 Northweeds Boulevard
Truckee, CA (Lot 7,Unit 1) for more than twenty—five (25) years.All this time paying an
unfair flat rate for water usage.The home is used for a cabin retreat occupied less than a
total of a week to ten (10) days a month.
It is my contention our rate for water usage should be decreased based on the actual water
used by an average single two bedroom family home, for a period of a week to ten (10) days,
as measured by a water meter.
My past usage included a winter lease,which we have discontinued this year due to the abuse
by past tenants and the lack of payment last year,by the Vacation Property Management
Company.
Please establish a rate for retreat or vacation use at a home,or install a water meter on this
type of home.A rate of half the current rate would be a big improvement and acceptable by
me.
Sincerely,
George Gammell
1084 Gardenia Terrace
Alameda,CA 94502
12/02/2007
Deputy Clerk
P.O. Box 309
11570 Donner Pass Road
Truckee,CA 96160
Re: Water rate increase
Dear sir/madame,
I would like to document my protest against the increase in water rates. In fact, I'd like to also
inst file current rates
sexpress ervice, and I live alone, consuming very being charged. I Pay over $�a year for water
my protest � little. I've lived in several areas of the country and
� rates�high, or even dose. Perhaps
awned several.properties over time, arc! tae�ner have I � their water districts vvitl�out having
should examine how everyone else is able to manage
to charge as moth.
ets
It's my suggestion that TDPUD look internally for funds, not just dip into its and rw from within rs the
because it's the easiest thing to do. There is so much rxs�want us to do more9for you!?TDPUD organization that its killing me to hear that you
ienCies from with
TDPUD needs to look very hard at the way things are run and�I pay for my over-chlorinated
look very forward to seeing a reduction soon in the monthN P
water.
Brian Ridkeuer,owner and bill Payer
11851 Highland Ave
Truckee CA 96161