20120112Comment.pdf

Jean Jewell
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Friday, January 06, 2012 5:02 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from M Williams follows:
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Case Number: wllwl10i
Name: M Williams
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City: Boise
State: Idaho
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Contact E-Mail: Mbeumeler~yahoo.com
Name of Utility Company: Uniter Water
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
United Water states that they, in part, base their rate increase request on increased
property taxes and increases to pension fund contributions. Show me the numbers on the
property tax increase. Boise City has been decreasing property taxes . United Water
increased contributions to pent ion funds to attract and retain employees while Idaho suffers
a nine percent unemployment rate? Give me the phone number to the United Water economist so
this economist can discuss this issue with him/her.
Negotiations 101 : United Water asks for a 19% increase in rates. The PUC cuts the increase
to 3 or 4% making the PUC heros and giving United Water what they really wanted all along.
United water states that they are currently making 5.64%. That i s 5% more than the most of us
are making after expenses. Hand United Water a rate decrease so the economic news of the day
will become tangible to them, too.
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Thanks, Mike
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho.gov/forms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 75.167.147.139
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