Happy V-Day...Ugh!

Posted by KelmandKirk at 2/14/2008 8:18 AM
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What is wrong with this guy?  Who cares about the baseball hearings?  If Congress really cares about Baseball and their 'oversight ability', they should simply tell the Commissioner to clean it up and move on down the road.  Of course, that would mean they wouldn't get national media exposure or the photo with famous ball players or anything else.  Ugh!



OK, so get this, CWLP & Mayor Davlin said they need to almost DOUBLE your water rates because they need to build an $80+ million pump house and back up water pumps.  Sucks.  But if something has to be done, something has to be done.  The City Council seems to have backed down Renfrow & Davlin's idea of imposing a 90% rate increase in one fell swoop.

However, now comes Davlin & Renfrom demanding the 90% increase BUT this increase is going to sweep an EXTRA $100 MILLION DOLLARS OUT OF YOUR POCKETS!!!  $84 MIL for the pump house and another $100 MIL for 'increasing exprenses & operating costs.'
While they consider CWLP’s proposal, aldermen are likely to pass a stopgap water department budget that contains no rate increase and a $1.1 million deficit.
From the SJ-R: 

The revenue generated by higher rates will not solely be for building a new pump house and other infrastructure improvements. It also will cover increasing expenses and operating costs.According to Griffin, CWLP will raise $184.7 million in additional revenue if its proposed rate increase is approved, but only $84.4 million will be used on specified projects.

And, then this absurdity - CWLP says they won't have enough $$$ to operate with a balanced budget with the budget they've introduced.  WAIT, ONE GD MINUTE!  They introduced a budget that is in the RED by $1.1MIL.  But they've also DEMANDED a doubling of our water rates so that they will be in the BLACK by $100 MILLION DOLLARS!

While they consider CWLP�s proposal, aldermen are likely to pass a stopgap water department budget that contains no rate increase and a $1.1 million deficit.

THIS IS CRAP!

Here's your advice for Valentine's Day from Sneed in the Sun-Times:

To those of you succumbing to stupid cupid lair lures, here's a few romance avoidance tips from actresses Uma Thurman and Lara Flynn Boyle, who hails from Rogers Park.

•  •  Tip No. 1: Thurman declares: "It is better to have a relationship with someone who cheats on you, than with someone who doesn't flush the toilet."

•  •  Tip No. 2: Flynn Boyle contends: "I've dated men my age, younger than me and older. The only difference is the younger ones are quicker at taking out the garbage."


 






 

 

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