Water company bribe attempt is all wet
It’s bad enough these people tried to bribe the city. But to try to bribe us for so little money really ticks me off.
Chuck Grayeb is going to have to break out the thesarus to properly express his outrage.
Folks, any money that Illinois American Water Company pays city government to not seek a buy out is a cost that they will indirectly pass along to customers in Peoria. Plus, part of any deal will almost certainly include the city not opposing future rate hikes, meaning even higher rates for customers.
My two cents: The best deal with IAWCO is no deal at all, except in three years when we buy the damn thing once and for all.
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This is just an another fact leading us to believe that the city should have proceeded with the buy-out (which would have led to lower taxes). Unfortunately, short sighted people sit on the council.