Just haven’t been very motivated to work on this site lately — it seems a waste of time, as the district seems to be controlled by…oh never mind. The only reason I brought the site back up was to meet a friend’s request.
Anyhow, the only real point of interest lately seems to be the service delivery plan modification.
Here’s a copy of the letter I sent to the El Paso County Board of Commissioners (click on the document for a larger view).
You think you pay a lot now? Just wait.
Read it, if you’d like — not that I think it will do much good. If the residents don’t get involved, don’t be surprised as your bills go up by $86.36/per month over the coming years – by the district’s own calculations – or you get hit with a mill levy of 57.41 mills.
No, I’m not exaggerating — go read the service delivery plan and see for yourself. Those figures are straight out of the SPD modification — and that’s the MINIMUM; if the district’s growth plans aren’t met, you’ll be paying even more.
Oh, that’s in addition to the projected 2% annual increase.
Update 21 Nov 2011
I’ve been asked if I can provide some of the documentation I refer to in my letter.
- The budget information you can get from the district website
- Sterling Ranch commit letter
- Letter from the district counsel at the time (the Lawyer®) acknowledging the double-billing
- Finding of water insufficiency for Bentgrass
Update 16 Dec 2011
The El Paso county Board of County Commissioners voted on the Service Delivery Plan amendment yesterday…
…and it was soundly defeated, 3-1; I’m told it would have been defeated 4-1 had one of the commissioners not left early.
For more details, you can go here (thanks, Lee); the official minutes and recording of the meeting will be posted here.
Perhaps now the district will listen to its residents, instead of developersoutside interests.
I’m not holding my breath, though.
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