Add it up

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The more things change the more they stay the same.

FIRST At the SF city council informational meeting today the fee happy department heads come rolling in with increases for restaurants and water rates;

Sioux Falls city councilors on Tuesday will get updates on a plan to raise a host of rates, including licensure fees on restaurants by 20 percent.

Water, sewer and light fee increases are also on the agenda. Those fees have gone up in each of the past few years as officials pay for upgrades and build reserve funds.

Which is silly. Increasing rates for upgrades, fine. Reserve funds? Huh? If we need to make repairs to the infrastructure of our water system, shouldn’t that come out of the 2nd penny or CIP? Our water rates should be tied to water service. That’s it. I have a feeling this has to do with the dismal sales tax revenue – NOT with building reserves.

Where is this ‘Change we can believe in’? I challenge the new mayor and council to SAY NO to the increases until our economy turns around. If we can accumulate debt for monkey crappers, we can do it for water pipes.

Secondly, I noticed that the ‘Piss & Poop’ listening sessions are now being broadcast on City Link 16, which I thought was wonderful, until I watched them. The only thing recorded is the department heads blabbing about something, the questioning session from citizens is not recorded. What is the purpose of recording any of it if you are not going to record the Q & A part of it?

Poopy Indeed.