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This California community's water will be shut off if it doesn't approve a stunning 300% rate hike by Monday (www.yahoo.com)
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It was supposed to be a golfer’s paradise.

Now, with a do-or-die deadline to approve a massive 300% water rate hike or face going completely dry, the Central California community of Diablo Grande is at a crossroads.

Now you can add water woes to the list of issues facing Diablo Grande. The community’s residents must approve a jaw-dropping water rate increase from $145 to $569 monthly — nearly a 300% jump — or watch their taps run dry on June 30.

Residents took over management of the water service in 2020, along with its mountain of debt. They face a June 30 deadline to approve the rate hike; otherwise, the agency says, water service to the development will be shut off.

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[–] 62 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Huh. It's almost like you can't use finite resources as if they're cheap and infinite forever. Fuck golf courses.

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago

    I'm part of a Karen Facebook group that's in my neighborhood. Joined because I saw their annoying signs in yards about "don't allow 5 story housing here".

    It's basically what you'd expect. A bunch of racist white people that don't want their property value going down while they live in their single family home with no children.

    Recently the title of one of their emails was along the lines of.

    UPDATE: City wants to charge single family homes MORE property tax. And they still can't provide good water pressure to the top of the hill!

    It's like. Dude. Your complaint is explaining itself. Single family homes are a massive loss to city infrastructure. Maybe if you let that 3-5 story unit be built up the hill they'd have enough tax revenue to improve the water infrastructure.

    They are always always shooting themselves in the foot with every argument they make. It's why I joined the group. It's very entertaining.

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