HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-04-27 92-239 RESOLVEcji
Date 4U4n2792inn
Item No. 92-239
ReSCOl Calling Upon the Bangor Wates' District m
lnpl®es2 a Rata Syst® Which will Aemre[ the Cost of
Item/Subject: Water' service¢ for Flra Frotaetias frmr Tax-Bx®pt
mstttsttiona pEn hs rot Nsiv Cosrt[ilute m the Cost of
Responsible DepartmentThis Beacv e
City counicfl
Commentary:
Gurscd r Baldacci base as{xd that the attach;] Rssolvs ]Na Prepared antl placed
on, the City fbinrcfl agardo. The intent of the Resolve 1s W state the City's
position that the cuxxent sretMl of allaceit'^g t fim sesorsroe cbaxge from
the Hangar water District ie +nqqiGble used des Dot; take i account; tlse
extent of tax-exielg2t LaRa%ety within the City of Banger. Tfa Resolve calla
upon tha Water Diatrlct to fmbde in its cogent rate study a full evelua-
tim of tl flue aervica clasps, m dzslop alieQmtive proem virl ell
allow, at a siedwm, for the mat of tie water eervica foo fire pestabe-t l m
Jae dirmtly cha yrd m and to work withs City Council
aril staff fn An effort w ®tallish a fire service clasps which is fair and
equitable m ttie taapeyxrs of the City of Bangor.
'de issue of the ffm anervfce cage fora the Water District is not a new
aa. It has been discusser virtually ever since the Water District vies
establidvti as a separate entity. In additfan, fn 1960, the City of Bangor
brougdrc a law Suit against t PUC on jswt this subject. A copy of t
fin :Li of the State Sttpia® Court along with a vmor®rLmr prepared by Brb
Miller, tip thin City Soliciwr, haps bear Pmvldal Imre. esparate cw¢ fob
ywr xevfew and infoara[ian.
D.ia•n one
Manager's Comments:
City mmrager
Associated Information:
Resolve
Budget Approval:
Fiuv c1simcgor
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legal Approval:
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°r��, .First Reading p°9e — °i—
❑Referral
92-239
Assigned to Councilor Baldaccl
April 27, 1992
CITY OF BANGOR
MTLfJ P5O1➢Py.... CallIN "' tFe .,.atr� Diatxip[ to Diplaoent,e__
Fate SystAmft which will R vei the C Of whter Service for Fire pcoTa;tin:
fxva ' -H®Qt Institutiac e CI rot N CatriAme to the [ of thfa
By tke aty Co loft a4f ofBaayor
MSOLVBD,
141, the Bangon Water District currently charges the city of Bangor an
auvwal fee for nater service to spurt fdue P ; and
kHOtF.AS, rape fee is currently $412,000 per y and will ircraase to
$456,000 for Fs93; and
WNEIRFS, this fee ds cuttaltly paid £r® tax xeven es derived fres
property tax Fa}wrs attain tte City of Bangor and represa:ts
zp^ap=ly 2% of the tax bill; ani
WILL, this charge, as a: Iy levied And collected through property
tax Payuents, xepuasarcs an unfair asseebaent against overs of
taxable property, who are furred to sutsidize tie cost of a
service which diratly benefits hnstituttons which pay no
property taxes: and
WD'J✓BIrS, the Baxpa Water District da currently mdmtet:.,g a rata study
in prepssation for suilmitting a rate reqs W tie Me La Public
M itiee C®iasion; and
F&Q�Fl i, t}e CutTsdt Fire F1pteCF.lO(1 $Nice charge policies wtab1 bmsd
by the public Utilitles C®Mesial are urd i r and inequitable in
their. eff on property taxlahers of the City of Bangor:
t£dW, 310ffiDFE, B8 TT AP;i m B aim CTM QAPX:IL Oy' CPPV OF B9lij
Mp; the City C 11 Calle upon the Water District to include
its rate study a full evaluation of its cva®:t ant pojxtsd
charges for water service for Pine Pmtettton and he current
regulations of the EM do tbis area; and
BF PP � FFSBM, =: Altermt£ve p gosals be develcped ant
presented to the POC which wi11 allow, at a mvuiffmy far the cost
of water servla for Fire Protection w be dlreotly charged to
tax-exag,t institutions within the City of Bauer who are
usfatrly subsidized by the current systam and to revme this
subsidy f The curzent property Taxpayer: and
92-239
BB IT � A£SfIIM, 'IDWT: TM WaT District take all necessary st¢ to
cooNinate this effort with the City Council mi staff of the
City Of Bangor in an effort to a lfsh a fixe ice charge
which fs fair and equitable to the taxes of the City of
Bangor.
In City Council April 27,1992
Passed Vote 8 yes I no
voting yea-Balaacci,Blancnette,
Cohen, Frankel, Sawyer, Bowl,
Soucy,stove
voting No Bragg
ty der�B �rmf
i0 kV
92-239
RESOLVE
ar Capin, upon the Bangor Water District
0 implement a rate System Which will
recover the Coat of Water Service for
fir tacticsexe
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