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Written on Utility rate hike proposals as high as 50 percent continue for Marco Island customers:

Keep it simple $/gallon of water provided regardless of whether it goes through one master meter or individual home.
What a novel idea! Pay per gallon. Oh - but it seems that would be WAY TOO SIMPLE, doesn't it?

Written on Utility rate hike proposals as high as 50 percent continue for Marco Island customers:

This should not be about condos vs. individual homeowners. It seems to me that the 'per unit' rate that is being proposed for multi-family dwellings should require a meter for each unit. Right now, there is one meter for potable water - the bills are divided evenly among all owners in a multi-family building with only one meter being used for each type of water source - gray water, potable water and in some cases - pool water. This means a quick read by the meter reader. If you want true equity - put meters in each unit. Please consider that some of the costs involved in the per unit rate are the meters and the salaries paid to meter readers.
The proposed water rate increases are beginning to have an effect on owners' abilities to maintain and improve their properties. We are not an endless supply of money needed for the water utilities. In this struggling economy, it seems to me there should be more consideration of how difficult it is for owners to maintain their properties and pay their bills. I implore the city council to think long and hard about these large increases being proposed. Our 'state of the art' water utility is turning into an unaffordable venture for many residents on Marco.

Written on Controversies, challenges continue in Marco’s study of electric utility takeover :

I can not understand why the Marco City Council would want to own an electric company. It seems to me that they have their hands full with water management, sewers, regulations, safety, city beautification and all of the other issues that come before the council. I believe that LCEC has been a good utility manager. I would suggest that the council needs to drop the issue of purchasing an electric utility.

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