Karbassi on public utilities
question:
Autry's administration has proposed shifting the city's public utilities into a separate municipal utility district. Do you support or oppose the idea? Why?answer:
I oppose the idea. We should not give up control of fundamental city services, such as garbage, water and electricity. It is unfortunate that prior councils lacked the political will to incrementally increase rates rather than wait in order to burden us with the dramatic increases we are currently dealing with. Giving up control of basic city services means that City Hall will be unable to guarantee the quality of public services and with quality neighborhood services as my beacon, that’s a risk I will not take.
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