Final campaign finance reports are in from the Nov, 4 election. Apparently the hospital and city were suppose to file reports, and disclose how their ads were paid for.
Look for story on money donated state and local candidates in coming days.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Kudos Abrams
Steve Abrams' approach to state budget woesdoes not tow party line and is more moderate than one might expect from his campaign message and past history
See today's Traveler for his explanation on why he voted for the Senate's compromise bill
See today's Traveler for his explanation on why he voted for the Senate's compromise bill
Overboard
Here's our editorial on the city's new water policy:
Water policy goes overboard
TRAVELER VIEWS
The city has gone too far in its new water bill policy.
Starting next month, you'll have to pony up $100 if your water gets shut off for late payment, and you want to restart it.
That's $50 for a "shut off" fee and $50 for a reconnection fee.
"Shut off" fee?
Does it really cost the city $50 in labor and expenses to shut somebody's water off?
Worse, the new ordinance allows the city to shut off your water just five days after the due date, if you haven't paid the bill.
Five days? Everybody should pay their bills on time, but we all know there are decent reasons why somebody might be a few days late.
We can't think of another business that cuts off your service if your payment is just five days late. City officials say you can call for a reprieve. That's nice, but not enough.
We are all for the city cracking down on delinquent water customers. There's been no reconnect fee; creating one makes sense. So does shortening the cut off time from three months after the due date.
About 300 people are routinely late on their water bills. These new rules target them, but others could get caught in the crossfire.
We also have a problem with the lack of public involvement in making this big change. It required changing an ordinance, but no public hearing was held.
No doubt this will be an election issue this spring.
Water policy goes overboard
TRAVELER VIEWS
The city has gone too far in its new water bill policy.
Starting next month, you'll have to pony up $100 if your water gets shut off for late payment, and you want to restart it.
That's $50 for a "shut off" fee and $50 for a reconnection fee.
"Shut off" fee?
Does it really cost the city $50 in labor and expenses to shut somebody's water off?
Worse, the new ordinance allows the city to shut off your water just five days after the due date, if you haven't paid the bill.
Five days? Everybody should pay their bills on time, but we all know there are decent reasons why somebody might be a few days late.
We can't think of another business that cuts off your service if your payment is just five days late. City officials say you can call for a reprieve. That's nice, but not enough.
We are all for the city cracking down on delinquent water customers. There's been no reconnect fee; creating one makes sense. So does shortening the cut off time from three months after the due date.
About 300 people are routinely late on their water bills. These new rules target them, but others could get caught in the crossfire.
We also have a problem with the lack of public involvement in making this big change. It required changing an ordinance, but no public hearing was held.
No doubt this will be an election issue this spring.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Five days?
We wrote about this in the paper but for some reason it's just now hitting me. Five days late and the city will shut off your water?
Isn't that a bit heavy handed?
Isn't that a bit heavy handed?
Sunday, January 25, 2009
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