"Sensible legislation, which we support, has been introduced in the House and Senate to require a referendum before a public water system can be sold...When something as important as the sale of a public water system is at stake, the process should be open and transparent, with the aggressive engagement of the community. Residents should be able to make well-informed decisions."
The sale funding not only funds municipal pensions it also provides repairs for the crumbling infrastructure of the water departments that has not been made due to the funds being devoted to pensions rather than repairs and upgrades.The increase in rates rates are more or less a backdoor tax needed to provide for pensions once again.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
How will excessive immoral pensions be paid if water systems can’t be sold?
The sale funding not only funds municipal pensions it also provides repairs for the crumbling infrastructure of the water departments that has not been made due to the funds being devoted to pensions rather than repairs and upgrades.The increase in rates rates are more or less a backdoor tax needed to provide for pensions once again.