Tonight’s Oxnard Council meeting (12-10-15): Utility rate increases, protest ballot
By George Miller
Utility rate increase is the topic of tonight’s (12-10-15) Oxnard City Council meeting at 5PM in City Hall Council Chambers. After much planning and analysis, the city formulated proposed rate increases for its utilities: water, wastewater and solid waste disposal. They are quite hefty and reflect deferred maintenance, higher costs, poor management and other factors.
Have you received this yet? Oxnard proposed utility rate increases. Don’t miss the protest ballot therein. Photo: CitizensJournal.us
These are explained and enumerated in a 6 page notice mailed out to owners and ratepayers, in English and Spanish. It’s also available online.
City staff intend to explain it all further and hear input from the public as well.
Meeting agenda and documents:
| Name | Date | Agenda | Video |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Council – SPECIAL MEETING | December 10, 2015 – 05:00 PM | View Agenda |
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George Miller is Publisher of CitizensJournal.us and a “retired” operations management consultant residing in Oxnard
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