Oregon Hill

Oregon Hill
about news calendar classifieds resources subscribe advertise contact
CALENDAR - THIS WEEK
Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association meeting
Tue Mar 23 7:00 pm
@ William Byrd Community House (224 S. Cherry St). Meetings are open to all people and anyone living in Oregon Hill is ...
Story Time In the Library
Tue Mar 23 10:00 am
Mary West delights toddlers and pre-school age kids with her engaging story telling and often has us all moving our cabo...

CLASSIFIEDS
Basic home lighting offered by type, finish or price. So easy! Fast free shipping. 100% CUSTOMER SATISFACTION! www.lightinglampstore.com
ROOM FOR RENT. $300. 425 S. Pine. Available 4/1. First floor, central air, w/d, yard, dog, 2 roommates, big house. 502-0152 to inquire, or nelsondb@vcu.edu. No loud annoying people or drunks.
Kidtopia Now will hold our Women's Sale March 19-21, 2010 & March 26-29, 2010 at 3701 Old Hillard Rd Richmond, VA 23228. Come find 1000s of bargains on gently used and new women's clothing (petite to plus sizes including maternity), and accessories!
Improve your QUALITY of LIVING with green cleaning services by Spruce Living LLC.We use all non-toxic, sustainable cleaning supplies & practices!With amazing references&affordable prices your home&HEALTH will thank you!SpruceLiving@gmail.com 804.557.0099
Need estate sale services? Have items to consign? Since 1999, Susan's Selections has conducted in-home estate sales. Our consignment store at 8008 Staples Mill Rd is open Mon to Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 1-4pm. 232-6480 or Roy@SusansSelections.com.
«PREVIOUS / NEXT»
comment   post to delicous   print
March 26, 2009

And Here We Go…Proposed City Budget Has Higher Water fees

The Times Dispatch reports

In addition, residents would pay more for gas, water and waste-water disposal. Property owners would pay a new annual storm-water fee to fund utility projects.

No surprise here, we tried to warn our fellow citizens. I guess we can join SaveRichmond.com in saying, we told you so.

And we continue to ask: What will be VCU’s rate?

As usual, white elephant schemes distract from this and other important issues.

Posted by Scott at 7:29PM under RVANews-politics, editorial, government

6 Responses to “And Here We Go…Proposed City Budget Has Higher Water fees”

  1. posted by Angela at March 27, 2009 12:44 pm :

    What the heck is a storm-water fee? We have to pay because it rains? What’s next– a snow fee to fund street projects, a sunshine fee to fund drought-management projects?

    What would it take to get Richmond to emulate Salem (OR) and many other cities by instituting graduated fees for waste removal? The more trash you make, the more you pay for the city to take it away. Sounds like good a capitalist principle to me.

    Likewise, I’m sure some technology exists that can allow the city to charge for downtown street and lot parking based on the dimensions of a vehicle’s base. You take up more room? Pay for it!

  2. posted by tvnewsbadge at March 27, 2009 1:27 pm :

    The “storm-water fee” is essential if we want to dry out Shockoe Bottom enough to bring that baseball stadium down there.

  3. posted by Scott at March 27, 2009 2:27 pm :

    The stadium proposal is a wasteful distraction, IMHO.

    But as far as the stormwater utility, go here for more info:

    http://www.richmondgov.com/Departments/publicutilities/stormwater.aspx

    Again, I am not against the idea of the stormwater utility fee, but it needs to be applies fairly and actually go towards PREVENTING stormwater runoff problems.

  4. posted by Liberty at March 28, 2009 10:19 am :

    storm water is water so they put it on your water bill, it just makes sense

  5. posted by Oregon Hill » Dominion Power Seeks To Increase Rates - Richmond, Virginia at March 30, 2009 3:13 pm :

    [...] Nope, it’s not just water. [...]

  6. posted by Oregon Hill » Silver on Water Rates: 1st District Gets Special Treatment? - Richmond, Virginia at June 23, 2009 10:32 am :

    [...] Hill resident Silver Persinger continues to cover AND challenge City Council. This time he takes on a topic dear to other Oregon Hill residents- water rates! I spoke in opposition to ordinances 2009-113 and 2009-114 which exempt 836 residential water [...]

Leave a Comment

SEARCH
ARCHIVES

CATEGORIES



COMMUNITY BLOGS