Ed Hernandez at it again > Rexroad.com

An automated phone call went out today against the storm water fee increase. The return number on the call was (530) 662-1378. That number belongs to Ed and Maria Hernandez.

If I was a gambling man I would bet that Ed could not explain the process of the vote nor what an Enterprise Fund is.

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By dgay @ Saturday, August 18, 2007 10:05 PM

On the other hand, can the city explain the $2,500,000 "pay back" included in the rate increase? Can the city use Enterprise Funds to pay for unknown future services, because that is essentially what it comes down to.

The $2.5M was "borrowed," "transferred," "reallocated," "redistributed," or "taken" from other services - so those services were never rendered. With $2.5M of the proposed storm drain fee increase going to "pay back" the "loans" to subsidize those lost opportunities, the city will be putting themselves in a situation where specific Enterprise Funds will be used for undefined future services that aren't part of the Enterprise Fund.

I'm not opposed to paying more for improved infrastructure, but the city has done a poor job in communicating exactly what funds were used for what purposes and exactly what funds will be needed for improvements, maintenance and regulatory requirements. I don't believe past budget shifting should be part of the formula for improving our storm drains from here on out.

Maybe someone can coordinate a "City of Woodland 1a" course.

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