UEP remains an issue
To the editor:
We have traveled some distance in the last year and not necessarily in the right direction. The reason for this letter is to reflect on the treatment of our citizens.
The UEP has been a very contentious issue that deserves attention in the future. I, however, never again want to see our citizens treated the way they have been in the last year. It took seven long meetings over two months to come to the conclusion that our citizens were asking for help. They were asking for help! I was at all the meetings and each one had its own group of citizens showing their inner guts, this is commendable which by the way is not easy! The timing and deployment of the 92.5 percent rate increase created instant conflict within the city which ultimately fueled the UEP fire.
There are several potential cost savings/assumption adjustments within the Burton Rate Study that will help reduce the infamous 92.5 percent rate increase. It seems to me that since it was such a hot, pressing issue in June and July that we should certainly take time to address any savings within the rates today. Why are we not urgently addressing the data within the Burton Report which directly impacts the rate increase? Why was this not done on Sept. 1, the day after the 2nd Final vote? The following dates are not just about the UEP. The dates mean much much more, the treatment of our citizens.
June 30, Financing Meeting at City Chamber
July 7, Financing Meeting at Mariner High School
July 8, Financing Meeting at Mariner High School
July 9, Financing Meeting at Mariner High School
July 14, First Baptist Church
July 20, 1st, Final Vote
Aug. 31, 2nd, Final Vote
Jeremy Feraci
Cape Coral