P. O. Box 1879, Garden Grove, CA 92842-1879
June 10, 2007
Dear Neighbor,
Update for Tuesday, May 29th, City Council meeting. The City Council heard dozens of residents (especially our senior citizens) and business owners comments stating the hardship which would be created by the proposed water rate increase of 64% the first year with a 5% increase annually thereafter for ten years. The majority of the comments were concentrated on the severe 64% increase the first year due to the difficulty in adjusting to the high increase. Other comments mentioned the 5% increase for the lengthy time of ten years. The City Council decided to continue the decision till Tuesday, June 12th and appointed an ad hoc committee to review the report.
The ad hoc committee was composed of the Chair from our Neighborhood Association, Chair of the Chamber of Commerce, a business owner and an apartment owner. The committee met twice within the two week period. A detailed explanation of the report prepared by the independent consultant, Black & Veatch, described the schedule and costs for repair of water infrastructure to ensure public health and fire protection and pay the current debt. The committee worked with the consultant and city staff to explore ideas for how to spread out the rate increases more evenly over five years and meet the financial goals. The rates considered are:
40% first year
20% second year
10% third year
9% fourth year
5% fifth year
This, Tuesday, June 12th, Water Rate Increase vote: our City Council will decide at, 6:30pm in our Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue. For those of you who cannot make this meeting you may watch the city council meeting on cable channel 3. In addition, channel 3 reruns the council meeting several times within the 10 day period following the city council meeting. * Note for Tuesday: last agenda item; report concerning entertainment and gaming interest for International West on Harbor Blvd.
Our Central Garden Grove Neighborhood Association will host our annual neighborhood meeting, Saturday, July 14th, 10am till noon, at 12421Loraleen Street in the Armstrong Backyard. Cggna will be providing updated information on issues in our area. Enjoy a hotdog and conversation with other concerned citizens and meet our elected representatives. Please bring a chair and a friend.
Thoughtfully,
Robin Marcario, Chair
CGGNA Home Page
Dear Neighbor,
Update for Tuesday, May 29th, City Council meeting. The City Council heard dozens of residents (especially our senior citizens) and business owners comments stating the hardship which would be created by the proposed water rate increase of 64% the first year with a 5% increase annually thereafter for ten years. The majority of the comments were concentrated on the severe 64% increase the first year due to the difficulty in adjusting to the high increase. Other comments mentioned the 5% increase for the lengthy time of ten years. The City Council decided to continue the decision till Tuesday, June 12th and appointed an ad hoc committee to review the report.
The ad hoc committee was composed of the Chair from our Neighborhood Association, Chair of the Chamber of Commerce, a business owner and an apartment owner. The committee met twice within the two week period. A detailed explanation of the report prepared by the independent consultant, Black & Veatch, described the schedule and costs for repair of water infrastructure to ensure public health and fire protection and pay the current debt. The committee worked with the consultant and city staff to explore ideas for how to spread out the rate increases more evenly over five years and meet the financial goals. The rates considered are:
40% first year
20% second year
10% third year
9% fourth year
5% fifth year
This, Tuesday, June 12th, Water Rate Increase vote: our City Council will decide at, 6:30pm in our Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue. For those of you who cannot make this meeting you may watch the city council meeting on cable channel 3. In addition, channel 3 reruns the council meeting several times within the 10 day period following the city council meeting. * Note for Tuesday: last agenda item; report concerning entertainment and gaming interest for International West on Harbor Blvd.
Our Central Garden Grove Neighborhood Association will host our annual neighborhood meeting, Saturday, July 14th, 10am till noon, at 12421Loraleen Street in the Armstrong Backyard. Cggna will be providing updated information on issues in our area. Enjoy a hotdog and conversation with other concerned citizens and meet our elected representatives. Please bring a chair and a friend.
- State Assemblyman Van Tran will give us an update on statewide matters.
- City Councilmember Mark Rosen will give us a local update on the proposed Super Wal-Mart, the possibility of creating separate city council districts and changing from a General Law to a Charter Law city.
- Garden Grove Police Representative will provide a report on the effect of the increased enforcement for illegal fireworks usage on July 4th and new city citations with fines of up to $1,000. for violators.
Thoughtfully,
Robin Marcario, Chair
CGGNA Home Page