Fullerton City Council to Consider Rate Hike Tonight, 6:30PM at City Hall

Please come out and tell your City Council...
...Their hidden tax on your water must stop NOW. (10% of your water bill covers public safety salaries and benefits.)
...The timing couldn't be worse. (Extremely high unemployment and foreclosure rates in a very poor economy.)
...The "business-as-usual" mentality of infrastructure management must change.  (For decades city management has refused to spend a penny of the General Fund on the infrastructure and has relied on state and federal grants which are quickly drying up.)
...The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association believes, as do many, that the City's Prop 218 Notification did not comply with state law.  This could trigger dozens of law suits from homeowner associations and others who did not receive any notice.
...The City ranks among the worst in Southern California for water conservation efforts.  A recent Sierra Club survey of 122 agencies gave Fullerton 8 out of 20 points for their efforts.  Their were only 16 agencies which scored worse!
...Can the residents and water consumers of Fullerton really trust a City in which customers are assessed hidden taxes to support poor management practices?  NO! 

The General Fund, the core of the City's budget, received $2.4-million in 2010, thanks to the hidden tax.  The FY2011-2012 budget expects 80% of the General Fund to cover public safety salaries and benefits.  That $2.4-million windfall will go up 7.8% if the Council approves this rate hike.  Tell your City Council NO!