by Lionel Emde
By now most Pacifica property owners have received notice of a new
sewer rate increase from the city. It's another increase at a bad time
for most homeowners as the plethora of assessments/fees/taxes/rate
increases demanded of them continues unabated.
In an article for Pacifica Riptide last year I detailed how poorly
written last year's notice was in regards to a property owner protesting
the increase, or even understanding the notice:
This year's notice features a further deterioration of public
information on it as "Instructions on filing a written protest can be
found on the City website or at City Hall." is not anywhere to be found
on the notice. So if one were clairvoyant, one would know that the city
of Pacifica's Web site has the staff report on the proposed sewer rate
increase and that one can scroll to page 8 to find the relevant rules
for protesting.
Fortunately, there is an easier way this year if you wish to protest. Fix Pacifica has a protest form that this writer composed after carefully reviewing page 8.
Just download, print and send it in: http://www.fixpacifica.com/docs/PacificaTaxProtest.pdf
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