The Water Bill and the Budgetby Garrett Jackson ()On Tuesday, 3 June 2008 the Lawton City Council held a special meeting. Among the many things that was discussed was the rising water bill. It was suggested by Ward 3 Councilperson, Janice Drewery, that an additional fifty cents be added to the water bill as an Emergency Reserve. While I think the city has not always done a perfect job with the tax money they get, the job of running a city is not easy. I for one would like to applaud Ms. Drewery on this proposal. While it was defeated, it did show me that some members of the City council are trying to take steps to prevent rising cost in the future and to prepare for unforeseen problems. I would like to see this come before the council in the future. An additional fifty cents added to my water bills, is not much considering it could be used for future problems. With that being said, I think that this is only a good idea if the use is narrowly defined by the City Council for the use in an Emergency. Garrett Jackson |