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How Much Pain are Citizens Ready to Endure?

March 27, 2022 by Wayne Creed 6 Comments

When the Town of Cape Charles finally signs off on selling the water and wastewater plants, what will the future rates look like? Despite all the briefs, forums, town hall meetings, op-eds being written, nobody can really say for sure. So, what is your tolerance for pain?

Selling the utilities is really a crapshoot.

What we do know is that there will be rate increases. As we write this, Virginia American Water has a request pending at the SCC for a 28% increase in rates. There are certainly reasons for this–new construction, expansion, and “capital improvements”.

Whatever the reason, are citizens ready to absorb a massive rate increase of 20, 30, 40, or even 50 percent?

Be assured, it will happen. Once the sale is final, the cow will be out of the barn and it will never come back. The town, without some form of legislative action, will never be able to regain control of the utilities.

With a zero-interest loan ready to be paid off in just a few years, the town would own and control a basically brand new system.

As citizens, you should be asking why this is happening, what is the real motivation, and who is really going to benefit (hint, not you)? What is the end game?

What is your tolerance for pain?

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Comments

  1. Paul Plante says

    March 27, 2022 at 9:40 am

    But are they citizens, anymore?

    Or are they really just consumers now?

    Reply
    • ajar string says

      March 28, 2022 at 12:45 am

      We are citizens.

      Reply
      • Paul Plante says

        March 28, 2022 at 4:36 pm

        That is good to hear and important for your local gubmomint to know.

        Citizens have rights; consumers chew cud!

        Reply
  2. Been-There says

    March 27, 2022 at 3:45 pm

    Now is the time to sell while housing prices are high. Leave the next wave of come here’s holding the bag. Inflation will drive most locals out until the economy goes bust then pick up several properties at fire sale prices. It has happened before in Cape Charles and it will happen again. Don’t worry about skyrocketing water and sewage rates the newcomers will pay until their property values fall.

    Reply
  3. Brand says

    March 27, 2022 at 3:53 pm

    Don’t sell..!

    Reply
  4. ajar string says

    March 28, 2022 at 12:46 am

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/towns-sell-their-public-water-systems–and-come-to-regret-it/2017/07/07/6ec5b8d6-4bc6-11e7-bc1b-fddbd8359dee_story.html
    Cape Charles has a knack for slowly adopting what seemed a good idea the world came to reject.

    Reply

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