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DATE: 3-13-96 Item No. 96-155
Item/Subject RESOLVE, Calling Upon the Bangor Water District to Pursue
the Necessary Steps to Ensure Rate Stability
Responsible Department: City council
Commentary:
Councilor Ealdacci hes vacantly asked that this Resolve he placed on the
Council agenda. Tne Council recently held a workshop with representatives
of the Water District to review and diaWae the proposed rate increase.
Based on this workshop and other information provided by the District, it
appears that much of this increase is directly related to Federal Semblance
concerning the Clean Nater Act. The attached Resolve Would Call upon the
Trustees and the District to Work diligently in the future to pursue rate
stability for its customers through controlling future capital and
operating expenditures and aggressively seeking out additional Water
District Customers.
DEPARTMENT HEAD
Manager's Comments:
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CITY NANNlER
Associated Information: Resolve
FINANCE DIRECTOR
Legal Approval:
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Assigned to Councilor Raldacci March 13, 1996 96-155
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE,) P0011Mt.........Calling Upon the Bangor Water District to
Pursue the Necessary Steps to Ensure Bate Stability
By City Courwit ofW CUVofHaapsr:
MSOLVBD.
wHSWSzo, the Bangor Water District is proposing to seek from the
Maine Public Utilities Commission a 24.4% water rate
Increase; and
WHER S, the sive and proposed timing of this increase will
Bate a hardship on many of Bangor's citizens who are
customers of the District; and
WHEREAS, a substantial portion of this increase is required to
meet mandated federal costa to insure compliance with
the Clean Water act through construction and operation
of an ozone treatment plant and the purchase of
additional land in Flood Pond's watershed to protect
this water resource; and
WHEREAS, a portionof the increase is also necessary to replace
revenue lost due to the withdrawal of the Orono-Veazie
Water District and lower sales of water; and
WHE RUM, the State Imposed draw down limits on Floods Pond have
been relaxed eliminating the need for water
conservation for the foreseeable future and providing
the additional capacity for the Water District to
aggressively seek new customers;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ABSOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Bangor, that we hereby call upon the Trustees add Staff
of the Bangor Water District to take the necessary
steps to provide rate stability for its customers in
the future. While this increase appears to be
necessary, the District and Trustees should diligently
work to control future operating and capital costs and
to seek out additional water customers who can be
served within the District's long term water supply
capabilities. While this increase will create a
hardship for a certain of its customers, this hardship
can be mitigated by the District's ongoing commitment
of future rete stability.
IN CITY COUVCIL - 96-155
March 13, 1996
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CITY CL� Calling Upon the Bangor Nater District
v to Pursue the Necessary Steps to Ensure
Ante Stability.