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Public Works, Energy & Utilities Water rate ballot initiative dies
Proponents of a 2012 statewide ballot question to cap local water and sewer rate increases at 2 1/2 percent annually failed to meet a deadline for required signatures, killing the measure.
Proponents did not submit the required 68,911 signatures to be certified by the secretary of state’s office by the Dec. 7 deadline.
Local officials argued that the ballot question would have crippled their ability to maintain, repair or upgrade local water and sewer systems.
Public Works, Energy & Utilities Water rate ballot initiative dies
Water rate ballot initiative dies
Proponents of a 2012 statewide ballot question to cap local water and sewer rate increases at 2 1/2 percent annually failed to meet a deadline for required signatures, killing the measure.
Proponents did not submit the required 68,911 signatures to be certified by the secretary of state’s office by the Dec. 7 deadline.
Local officials argued that the ballot question would have crippled their ability to maintain, repair or upgrade local water and sewer systems.
Written by MMA Senior Legislative Analyst Tom Philbin
