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Protest Proposed Water Rate Hikes at MMWD's April 11th meeting

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Marin Municipal Water District is Proposing Two MORE Rate Hikes on top of TWO 2016 Increases. Come to the Water District's public workshop. Bring a sieve.

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* Water District Rate Hike Public Workshop *

Tuesday, April 11
6:30PM PRE-EVENT PROTEST OF PROPOSED RATE HIKES
Followed by 7PM Rate Hike Workshop

Corte Madera Community Center
498 Tamalpais Drive Corte Madera, CA

BRING SIGNS. BRING SIEVES.
MAKE SOME NOISE FOR Fiscal Responsibility

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Tell the district:

• MMWD rates are straining our budgets.

Board should say “no” to 7% yearly rate hikes when our incomes grow under 3%.

• MMWD's rationale for rate increases doesn’t hold water.

Board should say “no” to compensation that's 50-60% HIGHER than private sector

• MMWD Directors have minds like sieves when it comes to remembering past rate increases.

2016's hikes funded a 11.4% rise in already above-market rate employee costs.

• This board's fiscal responsibility is running down the drain.

8 of last year's (2016's) 19 board meetings lasted 8-30 minutes. Board members regularly phone in. With benefits, they're paid $30,000 each/year.

Who's overseeing how our money's spent?.

• MMWD runs through money like water runs through a sieve.

District approved plans to bill customers twice as often so your bill will look smaller
after the planned rate increases. This wastes $1,000,000 in 2018.

District has a 4 person public relations department, with compensation >$440,000

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Bring a sieve or buy one from CO$T ($5+ suggested donation)

Wave your sieve when a speaker’s point doesn’t hold water!

Visit www.costmarin.org for talking points and articles!

Forward this to friends!

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Organization: CO$T

Contact: Mimi Willard

Website: http://www.costmarin.org/contact-us/

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