Utility Rates/Impact Fees Public Comment from Lisa SimmerAimee Brunckhorst
From:
rushfanIisa@gmail.com
Sent:
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 7:00 PM
To:
Kalispell City Council
Subject:
[EXTERNAL] Proposed Water and sewer increases
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Dear Council Members,
While understanding the need to fund infrastructure, I completely disagree with reducing the impact fees while raising
the costs to residents. Developers make good profits on house building and in this current market it's really not going to
stop building or growth.
Another concern is the current lack of watering of boulevards being done by citizens and the spread of spotted
knapweed as a result. Increasing water fees to the extent being proposed will result in less watering and care of
boulevards, less water to boulevard trees and more spotted knapweed.
Additionally, while this increase will not make our water bill unaffordable to our household it will severely impact many
friends who are single income households who already feel the weight of huge property tax and cost of living increases.
Please consider all the impacts this increase will have.
Sincerely,
Lisa Simmer
404 6th Ave West
Kalispell, MT 59901
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