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Audubon Water Company's proposed 43 percent rate increase is egregious and outrageous. Not only is this extreme rate increase on par with skyrocketing and absurd health-care rates but it comes during a year when many people had to close or slow their businesses, are underemployed or have no job at all.
COVID-19 has put the nation in peril, and some are forecasting a dark economic turn after the tailspin we've already been through since mid-March.
A proposed 43 percent rate increase at this time is exorbitant and should not be allowed to be passed.
Audubon Water Company needs improved leadership to better manage rate increases, putting them in line with workers' cost-of-living increases.
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August 27, 2020
I am honestly stunned by how many of you have stepped up to push back on this rate increase. This momentum belongs entirely to the community and your collective refusal to accept such an unfair burden.
28 Comments
I'm a single mom of four children. The water pressure is horrible. You can't drink the water here. You call with a water problem and they don't want to come out and deal with it. I don't think we should pay an increase when they do nothing.
There is no justification for a 42% increase in our water bill. The water pressure is not good. There are constantly water leaks at least once a month. You cant even pay by credit card. They offer no help to low income families. There are no fire hydrants in the park.
I have been here since 1987. I am 72. A price increase of this magnitude is not in my budget on Social Security. A reasonable increase UNDER 10% would be acceptable. Prices can't keep going up when you are on a fixed income.
For starters the water quality is awful. I dont drink this water because of the residue it leaves on everything. When you came to replace the meters you dug up my front and side yards and left ruts everywhere. You didnt make any effort to fix the mess. I had to fix it and reseed myself.
I object to the price increase. It is putting an undue burden on families that's already suffering from the fallout of COVID-19. My husband lost his job due to the pandemic. Our income has plummeted compared to last year. Also the water itself is not great, it's very hard on the pipes and appliances. It's unjust to be asked to pay more and more for a very mediocre product.
I object to the steep increase in rates that Audubon Water company is proposing. It is unjustified.
Already over priced. The CEO makes 300k and wants a 15 percent raise. And it’s the absolute worst water I’ve ever seen.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
Audubon Water Company's proposed 43 percent rate increase is egregious and outrageous. Not only is this extreme rate increase on par with skyrocketing and absurd health-care rates but it comes during a year when many people had to close or slow their businesses, are underemployed or have no job at all.
COVID-19 has put the nation in peril, and some are forecasting a dark economic turn after the tailspin we've already been through since mid-March.
A proposed 43 percent rate increase at this time is exorbitant and should not be allowed to be passed.
Audubon Water Company needs improved leadership to better manage rate increases, putting them in line with workers' cost-of-living increases.
Updates
August 27, 2020
I am honestly stunned by how many of you have stepped up to push back on this rate increase. This momentum belongs entirely to the community and your collective refusal to accept such an unfair burden.
28 Comments
At a time when families are hurting financially, and cannot pay their rent, raising rates is just wrong. Then the greed and lack of compassion from this company to ask for a 43% rate hike is absurd. This company knows that the residence are forced to use them, so they feel they can do what they want, and treat their customers poorly. This should not be approved. the costs for the water is already overpriced.
I'm a single mom of four children. The water pressure is horrible. You can't drink the water here. You call with a water problem and they don't want to come out and deal with it. I don't think we should pay an increase when they do nothing.
There is no justification for a 42% increase in our water bill. The water pressure is not good. There are constantly water leaks at least once a month. You cant even pay by credit card. They offer no help to low income families. There are no fire hydrants in the park.
I have been here since 1987. I am 72. A price increase of this magnitude is not in my budget on Social Security. A reasonable increase UNDER 10% would be acceptable. Prices can't keep going up when you are on a fixed income.
For starters the water quality is awful. I dont drink this water because of the residue it leaves on everything. When you came to replace the meters you dug up my front and side yards and left ruts everywhere. You didnt make any effort to fix the mess. I had to fix it and reseed myself.
I object to the price increase. It is putting an undue burden on families that's already suffering from the fallout of COVID-19. My husband lost his job due to the pandemic. Our income has plummeted compared to last year. Also the water itself is not great, it's very hard on the pipes and appliances. It's unjust to be asked to pay more and more for a very mediocre product.
I object to the steep increase in rates that Audubon Water company is proposing. It is unjustified.
Already over priced. The CEO makes 300k and wants a 15 percent raise. And it’s the absolute worst water I’ve ever seen.
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At a time when families are hurting financially, and cannot pay their rent, raising rates is just wrong. Then the greed and lack of compassion from this company to ask for a 43% rate hike is absurd. This company knows that the residence are forced to use them, so they feel they can do what they want, and treat their customers poorly. This should not be approved. the costs for the water is already overpriced.