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the current bill, resulting in the annual bill increased by $300-$1800 <br /> in FY26, depending on your water usage. Pleasanton is increasing <br /> it's specific component of the bill (what the council is voting on and <br /> only has control over) by 130%-580% over the 3 years" <br /> Is this a correct statement, does it accurately characterize it or is the petition comment <br /> above misleading people? <br /> Thank you <br /> Purnam <br /> On Oct 26, 2023, at 3:48 PM, Tamara Baptista <tbaptista@cityofpleasantonca.gov>wrote: <br /> Good afternoon Purnam, <br /> Thank you for your email. <br /> In this email, I have moved the Mayor and City Councilmembers to the "bcc" line to avoid violating the <br /> Brown Act/open meeting laws. <br /> Some components of the water bill will go up and some will go down. Looking at specific line items <br /> paints an inaccurate picture of the changes.To see how your bill will be affected,the City has created <br /> a Bi,-monthly Water Bill Calculator. <br /> We understand and appreciate the frustration expressed by large property owners; seeing an increase <br /> in water rates to maintain a large, landscaped area is disappointing. However, the reality of a tiered <br /> rate structure is that the highest users will pay the most. While 16%of single-family residents fall into <br /> the highest water use tier,the majority of single-family residents will see about a $33 increase on <br /> their bi-monthly bill for the first year.The best answer the City has for these roughly 3,200 <br /> homeowners is to find ways to conserve their water use and thus reduce their water bills. The City <br /> offers several water conservation rebates and staff is available to provide water conservation <br /> recommendations. <br /> 6 <br />