Davis rejects fluoride in city drinking water

[Glia]

... "I really believe the council looked at the wealth of data and made an intelligent, rational decision with the evidence they had,” Pryor said. “They looked to the science and listened to the citizens. They promised them good, clean water."

Yes indeed. Good clean water *does not* have fluoridation chemicals and industrial waste products in it. Let's hope our Board of Supervisors follows in the Davis City Council's footsteps.

https://www.sacbee.com/2013/10/02/57...e-in-city.html

[dzerach]

The Board of Public Utilities will yet again be requesting that the fixed costs for Santa Rosa water and sewer increase --highly suspicious. Comments section for this PD article yesterday is a worthwhile read.

https://pressdemocrat.com/article/20...cles/131009786

"The higher rates are being recommended even though the department's financial reserves in the water account stand at $22 million, their highest point in more than a decade and well above the $8 million target."

"Santa Rosa water and sewer rates are on track to rise by 3 percent over each of the next two years to fund higher water costs and major improvements to the city's wastewater treatment plant."

"The increases received broad support Thursday from the Board of Public Utilities, which will make a formal recommendation to the City Council later this month. The City Council isn't expected to vote on the increases until January, but it typically follows the recommendations of the powerful utilities board."

"The increases are necessary to keep up with the rising cost of labor, materials and energy; to pay for the higher cost of water charged by the Sonoma County Water Agency; and to fund several large capital improvement projects at the city's Llano Road treatment plant, officials said."

"The city plans to sell $40 million in bonds next year to fund a variety of upgrades to the treatment plant. These include...expansion of the plant's disinfectant capacity....The city's residents already pay some of the highest water and sewer rates in the region. The increases would be far smaller than the 9 percent annual increases seen for most of the previous decade."

"If approved, the increases would leave the average single family homeowner paying about $4.12 more per month next year, or $144.10, and $4.40 more per month in 2015, or $148.49."

... “I really believe the council looked at the wealth of data and made an intelligent, rational decision with the evidence they had,” Pryor said. “They looked to the science and listened to the citizens. They promised them good, clean water.”

Yes indeed. Let's hope our Board of Supervisors follows in the Davis City Council's footsteps.

https://www.sacbee.com/2013/10/02/57...e-in-city.html