Lynwood, CA - Local newspaper reports proposed Water and Sewer rate increase.
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Wednesday, August 02, 2006
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Well. you just keep hiking all the utilities and the residence are going to hate you council member more!!!Don't you council member remember why your in office. It's to protect and maintain the best interest of the people of Lynwood. There not protecting us at all!! They just keep setting theirselve up to make more money and to take more trips. I would be ashamed to see my neighbors if I were a council member.How do you crooks sleep at nite?
Dear Ms. Castro,
Thank you for being a voice for the people. I will be the first one to admit that I wish I was as dedicated and proactive as you are with regards to safeguarding OUR interests as citizens of Lynwood. I commend you for your efforts and appreciate the fact that you are sharing your progress with us. Keep up the good work.
Aide,
Yo estoy de acuerdo en organizarnos para parar el exagerado aumento de impuestos y los aumentos en los servicios que recivimos.
Para que yo apoye cualquier aumento, Primero tenemos que obligar a los concejales que desistan de contratar guaruras/asistentes personales y dejar de viajar tanto.
Reducir el prosupuesto personal de los electos y administradores de la ciudad.
Con respecto a los contratos de la basura y barredoras es un mandato del estado de California de tener una flota de vehiculos con la mejor technologia disponible.
Asi como catalizadores y demas.
Porque la salud de nuetros ninos y ansianos es importante!
No queromos vehiculos com los Trolies Rojos de Lynwood que dejan una nuve NEGRA cada ves que arrancan, imaginate lo repiran esos ninos, ademas toma como ejemplo a Consolidated Disposal Incluyo 10 camiones de CNG como condicion del contrato y dicen los que votaron por el que emos ahorrado dinero.
Todo tiene ver de como negosean el contrato y no reparten dinero por anticipado por los votos.
Lo que necesitamos es un Recall Total!! Byrd,Leticia,Fernado,Alfredie, y Maria.
Solo haci podremos esperar justicia para los residentes de Lynwood...
Att:
Lynwood Watch Dog
Aide,
You talk too much!
You are so full of yourself!
Why are you meeting with the CM and Department Heads? You are no one to be taking up staff time like that! (or did you forget that you lost that election).
And lose your hard on for Housing staff and the rest of the employees before one of them files a law suit against you the same way they did to your cousing Fernando!
To Aide,
Tell me how it helped the community when you bought your "gift" home using false information? We all saw your application Aide, two made up nieces and nephews so that your "fiance's" income qualified. I do more than you will ever know for my community, I just do it quietly and without looking for a pat on the back for my efforts, unlike you! I didn't vote for Fernando or Leticia or Lou. I didn't vote for you either. I am a small majority of residents that wanted change, honest government and not some loudmouth welfare recipient either.
The fact of the marter is that if don't get our act together, council will vote to increase the rates.
Just like they did with the Water rates where only 2-5 residents showed up at the meetings/work shops,
they conducted throughout the city, I saw more Staff then residents.
Then we couldnt' stop it afterwards!
Fernando Pedroza has asked the city attorney during a council meeting if there were any consecuenses if Park Water customers will have any legal right to sue the city if council Voted to take away the waiver on the Utility Tax. Beltran Replied NO BUT when it comes for re-election you might see a problem then FERNI Back OFF from voting in favor.
"WE DO HAVE THE POWER TO STOP IT BUT ONLY IF WE DO IT NOW."
Remeber the South Central Farmers I don't think they attened any PUBLIC Hearings regarding their farms and you see what happened!!
When they anounce a "Public Hearing" it means we must show up and stop whetever is going to afect the whole community.
That is if you pay any bills in the city, but if you don't and you are only an employee that lives out of Lynwoodd you better shut your mouth and earn your pay check.
Lynwood Watch Dog!
I see Adolfo Lopez being interviewed. Has he paid the $2,000 in citations he owes the city?
Anyone with information on the case was asked to contact the Sgt. Douglas Wagner at (909) 350-7713.
MORENO VALLEY, CA -- A 15-year-old Moreno Valley girl who accepted a ride from a man in Lynwood was raped and stabbed, authorities said.
The attack happened about 3:20 a.m. after the girl got into the suspect's beige GMC Yukon in Lynwood, said Sgt. Douglas Wagner of the Fontana Police Department. The vehicle had tinted windows and chrome rims.
Once the victim was inside the vehicle, the suspect pulled out a knife and raped the girl somewhere between Lynwood and Fontana, Wagner said. When the girl and the suspect arrived at an undisclosed location in Fontana, he slashed and stabbed her with the knife then fled in his vehicle, he said.
The girl suffered cuts to her neck and hands, and was also stabbed in the back.
After the attack, the girl was able to contact authorities, who took her to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton.
The suspect was described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, about 45 years old, weighing about 200 pounds with brown eyes and black hair, Wagner said.
It was unclear what the girl was doing in Lynwood. Anyone with information on the case was asked to contact the Sgt. Douglas Wagner at (909) 350-7713.
The suspect's vehicle is described as a beige GMC Yukon, with tinted windows and chrome rims.
Anyone with information in the case is asked to call the Fontana Police Department at (909) 350-7740.
Information can also be reported anonymously by calling WeTip at (800) 78-CRIME.
Yes, we are all stakeholders in this community as stated by Mrs. Castro, however, I believe a stakeholder searches for ways to improve/enhance as opposed to criticizing efforts made by staff to make life better for the residents. Check with the AQMD regarding the air quality in Lynwood...and discover it is the worst in the U.S. and it has been for many years. The air is so unhealthy, UCLA and other colleges have studied this community for years to try to find out what is causing such high levels of toxins in the Lynwood atmosphere. If the street sweepers were changed to cleaner burning fuels, it would indeed improve the quality of life in the city. The street sweepers cannot sweep the alleys because the majority of them are dirt and full of weeds. Mrs. Castro obviously wants to help but is misguided and does not have all her facts together. Staff members are human and last I heard, humans do make mistakes from time to time.. The fact that a whole number was used to figure a fee vs. a fraction....well, common sense sometimes is a great tool.
I would like to see all "Want to Be" Current a past Candiddates to line up Aug. 15th at the hearing to express their point of view and bring solutions to the Brainless Current Council members.
Candidates such as Jacinto, Morton,
,Lopez, Colin, Aide, Alatorre,
and many others.
Let us hear what you have to say how will you handle and prvent The Laverge life style and spending spree that is going on in Lynwood by Council and their cronies.
Lets use those lists and call Lynwood to show up at the meeting the same way we did "WHEN PEDROZA AND HIS FATHER IN LAW Raul Varela wanted build the VEHICLE STORAGE at Esther St. it only took about 50 residents to stop and make them change their mind I remeber that day very clear althoough not park yet but NO STORAGE eather.
Lets show council Whos the BOSS in the city!! I'll be there..
Lynwood Watch Dog
Residents also have to realize that costs go up over time and small increases are needed. I spoke with the water department and told them that a "user based system should be put into effect similar to that of Long Beach. All residents would pay the current rate for the first 15 units of water on a bimonthly basis and then see increases of 20% for the next 15 units. If these residents would go over thirty units on a bimontly basis they would be hit with a flat thirty percent increase for over 30 units that are used. In this manner the more one uses the more they pay. I also didn't like that senior citizens and disabled persons were not shielded from such increases. I would probably give them a flat rate for the first 20 bi monthly units and then just a flat 10 percent increase over 20 units. What an inconsiderate city council in not shielding seniors from such a large increase? I would hold off on increases for future years until revenue estimates have been completed for the fiscal year that is comming up with the proposed increases. In a way the more one uses the more they pay we currently have this system with Edison and Southern California Gas; I think it has the potential to work here as well.
I understand that services cost need to up progerssibly, everything goes up nothing is going stay still but, I work for a state agency and in the last 2 years I got 3 1/2 % pay raise this year.(Not yet signed by Arnold)
We are talking about 30% increase not a 3% or a 5% city claims that in 7 years there has not been an increase, that tells you that City/Advisors keep on missing the boat and want to down load it at once, that is not going to happend.
Last time the proposed raise was about 47% Land Scape/53% Light assesment and it failed, I don't undestand why Council memebers don't get it.
Park Water Customers already got their water rate incresed by about 15 % so what is goint to happen to them this time?
Raises need to beprogressibly acoording to the econoy.
Probably I would agreed to some increase but as long as I see lots of waste on part of Council members
I dont' think so!
Mr City manger and company have come up with creative ways to be more eficient but but council should not take advantage of the cituation. They need to tighten their belies too.
When I see council reducing their Yearly travel expense to $3000.00 each, like South Gate does then we can talk about it.
Lets call the community and meet at City Hall!!
Lynwood Watch Dog
The City Council is not very intelligent; while they live a good life, a great majority of the community is barely making ends meet. I would agree to a gradual increase in water rates instead of an immediate 30% increase. In our community we have senior citizens, single parents on fixed incomes that are going to have a very tough time paying the money that the city wants in order to have it saved as a reserve. We are also going to pay the 10% Utility Tax which will increase the city"s revenue. It may be interesting for the community to know that the 10% Utility Tax is illegal and that the City has been charging this tax knowing that is illegal. In essence City Hall has been breaking the law for years and is time for the community to have a taxpayers revolt and fight back. The City Council is making decisions that they are going to regret later.
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