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Home My WebLink About20250327Comments_1.pdf The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb: Name: Melvyn Bailey Submission Time: Mar 27 2025 10:45AM Email: mbsnowski@gmail.com Telephone:208-610-1768 Address: 138 North Idaho Club rd Sandpoint, ID 83860 Name of Utility Company:TIC Utilies Case ID:GNR-W-24-01 Comment: "From: Mel Bailey, Marsha Bell March 12,2025 Owners of:138 North Idaho Club Dr 208-610-1768 Sandpoint ID 83864 mbsnowski@gmail.com TO: Idaho PUC Subject:Case No. GNR-W-24-01,VID-W-25-02 Application for rate Increase Dear PUC Commissioners, We have owned within the North Idaho Club(NIC)since 2014 and would like to comment on the subject case. Our concerns are the debts and expenses that the developer has included in the rate case, Inconsistency between unbuilt lot water charges and charging long time,existing customers for system functionality and expansion to serve more lots. SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY When the developer bought the NIC,there were homes within the NIC that received water through the NIC water system and these homeowners were paying for this water service. However,when the developer purchased the NIC and acquired the water system, he knew the water system did not include the wells. The developer had to construct wells which would permit him to provide water to new and existing lots. The new wells required water treatment to be potable. The developer had the responsibility to install water treatment. Existing customers,who had been getting potable water prior to the developer purchasing the water system, should not have to pay for development of new wells and treatment of the water from these wells. INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN LOT CHARGES Some of the recently sold lots are not paying for the water service while lots sold earlier are paying for water service. All unbuilt lots should pay the same or not pay at all until they are connected. SYSTEM EXPANSION Not all lots within NIC have been developed nor sold. The developer will continue to develop and sell these new lots. Included in the price of the lots is the cost of enlarging the water system. The developer will receive payment for expansion of the water system for these lots from the price of the lots. Existing customers should not have to pay for system expansion to support sales of new lots. Mel Bailey, Marsha Bell Owners in NIC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------