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Clerk of the Council <br />Santa Ana City Hall <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />Santa Ana, CA 92702 <br />January 7, 2015 <br />Re: Protest of Proposed Rate Increases for Water and Sewer <br />Parcel # 399 - 132.35 <br />To the Clerk of the Council: <br />701.5 JAN 20 P11 4: m <br />CITY OF WUP,, AHA <br />CLERK OF' Cnu1 ,jrr <br />I am protesting the water and sewer rate increase that is proposed for the city. I have owned this home <br />for 44 years. When we moved here, we paid only $6 per month for water service. Rates have increased <br />steadily over the years, and while I recognize that rates must increase, the proposed increase is <br />unreasonable, <br />To begin with, I have over 1,000 square feet of parkway that belongs to the city that I am responsible to <br />maintain. I have always kept this parkway looking nice, and in order to maintain it, I must water and care <br />for the lawn. Due to the large square footage of parkway and lawn, my meter is a 1" meter. We already <br />pay over double of what the 5/8" meter households pay, and the proposed rate increase for this size <br />meter as outlined in your Notice of Public Hearing is unreasonable. To go from $16.40 to $30.50 in one <br />year is an 86% increase. Over the five year period, the rate will increase to $57.30 which is a 249% <br />increase. This is shocking and unreasonable, and this does not even take into consideration the <br />commodity charge or the sewer Increase. <br />It seems extremely unfair that residences with smaller meter sizes (5/8 ") will only see increases of 5.7% <br />this year and 98% over the five year period, while ours will be 8696' and 249% respectively. While I don't <br />support the rate increase, if a rate increase is to be applied, it should be applied equally to all residents. <br />My wife and I are on Social Security and do not see how we will be able to handle these rate increases. <br />We will be forced to stop watering the lawn and parkway, or else be forced to move out of the area. <br />Please take our concerns into consideration as you make this decision. <br />Sincerely, <br />ar e� <br />Alan Dale <br />2330 N. Laird <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br />(714) 971 -2030 <br />75A -54 <br />