Comments on: And Here We Go…Proposed City Budget Has Higher Water fees http://www.oregonhill.net/2009/03/26/and-here-we-goproposed-city-budget-has-higher-water-fees/ News for Oregon Hill, Richmond, Virginia Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:01:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Oregon Hill » Silver on Water Rates: 1st District Gets Special Treatment? - Richmond, Virginia http://www.oregonhill.net/2009/03/26/and-here-we-goproposed-city-budget-has-higher-water-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-24325 Oregon Hill » Silver on Water Rates: 1st District Gets Special Treatment? - Richmond, Virginia Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:32:44 +0000 http://www.oregonhill.net/?p=834#comment-24325 [...] 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 [...] [...] 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 [...]

]]> By: Oregon Hill » Dominion Power Seeks To Increase Rates - Richmond, Virginia http://www.oregonhill.net/2009/03/26/and-here-we-goproposed-city-budget-has-higher-water-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-17600 Oregon Hill » Dominion Power Seeks To Increase Rates - Richmond, Virginia Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:13:45 +0000 http://www.oregonhill.net/?p=834#comment-17600 [...] Nope, it’s not just water. [...] [...] Nope, it’s not just water. [...]

]]> By: Liberty http://www.oregonhill.net/2009/03/26/and-here-we-goproposed-city-budget-has-higher-water-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-17441 Liberty Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:19:43 +0000 http://www.oregonhill.net/?p=834#comment-17441 storm water is water so they put it on your water bill, it just makes sense storm water is water so they put it on your water bill, it just makes sense

]]> By: Scott http://www.oregonhill.net/2009/03/26/and-here-we-goproposed-city-budget-has-higher-water-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-17399 Scott Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:27:33 +0000 http://www.oregonhill.net/?p=834#comment-17399 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. 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.

]]> By: tvnewsbadge http://www.oregonhill.net/2009/03/26/and-here-we-goproposed-city-budget-has-higher-water-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-17394 tvnewsbadge Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:27:12 +0000 http://www.oregonhill.net/?p=834#comment-17394 The "storm-water fee" is essential if we want to dry out Shockoe Bottom enough to bring that baseball stadium down there. The “storm-water fee” is essential if we want to dry out Shockoe Bottom enough to bring that baseball stadium down there.

]]> By: Angela http://www.oregonhill.net/2009/03/26/and-here-we-goproposed-city-budget-has-higher-water-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-17391 Angela Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:44:07 +0000 http://www.oregonhill.net/?p=834#comment-17391 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! 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!

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