Silver on Water Rates: 1st District Gets Special Treatment?

Oregon 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 customers [ most who live in the “affluent first district,” Mr. Tyler’s district ] from higher water rates for having water meters larger than 5/8 inch.

DPU conducted a survey of over 200 of the 836 households and found that they all had appropriate sized meters for the type and number of water fixtures used by the customer. 93% of the 836 households [ 777 ] would have had to pay less than $20 a month additionally on their monthly water bill.

OH Neighborhood Association Meeting Tonight

The Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association (OHNA) meets tonight, as it does almost every fourth Tuesday of the month, at the William Byrd Community House (WBCH) at 7 pm. Lt. Baltz of the Fourth District police has indicated that she will try to attend. I have invited Mr. Bolling, director of the WBCH, to come and share WBCH plans. We will also discuss National Night Out and other upcoming events.

Monroe Park Mailbox

I am assuming this is (or maybe, was, at this point) some guerrilla installation art for Monroe Park. Speaking of which, Oregon Hill resident Todd Woodson was re-appointed to the City’s Monroe Park Advisory Committee at City Council last night.

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