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May 26, 2005
Escondido, CA raises water rates.
The City Council of Escondido, CA yesterday unanimously approved an 8 percent increase in water rates and fees despite one of the rainiest seasons on record.
Mary Ann Mann, the city's utilities manager, said that several seasons of drought forced the city to rely more heavily on expensive water imported from the San Diego County Water Authority.
Councilman Ron Newman said it's difficult to raise prices but called it necessary to keep the infrastructure sound. "We're just trying to do the responsible thing. This isn't a money-making venture," he
said, as reported by The Union-Tribune, and published on SanDiego.com.
Posted by Stephen Betheil at May 26, 2005 05:50 PM
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