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From:Gita Dev <br />To:GRP-City Council <br />Subject:Water rate change - protest against raise in rates <br />Date:Thursday, November 6, 2025 8:05:36 AM <br />THIS IS A PROTEST AGAINST THE PROPOSED CHANGES IN WATER RATES <br />Date: Nov. 4, 2025 <br />Owner: Timothy Martin and Gita Dev <br />Address: 1124 Grand Street, Redwood City <br />Ours is a single Family residence. <br />1. We are conserving water and as a result you are increasing rates. That is not <br />fair as we end up not saving any money for our efforts. <br />2. Redwood city residents should not be paying more than Palo Alto, <br />Mountain View, Burlingame and Menlo Park. We disagree with the argument <br />that Redwood City congratulates itself on paying LESS than some other cities - <br />On the contrary we will be paying MORE. <br />3. We request that you examine the expenses - again - more closely to see how <br />the city can save money on operations. Before making this critical decision, <br />we need to examine the expenses side more carefully before making residents <br />pay more. Something is wrong with the allocation of expenditures. <br />4. The tiered rate is very important as an incentive to conserve a precious <br />resource - water- unless you can demonstrate otherwise. <br />5. Those businesses that will benefit financially from using recycled water <br />should pay into a fund for extending the recycled water pipelines. This should <br />not be paid by residents. <br />6. these increases will hurt residents at a time when inflation too is exploding.In <br />addition, it is clear that we are all going to pay even more in sales taxes starting <br />in 2026. <br />Thank you for the opportunity to provide input <br />Gita Dev <br />for Timothy Martin and Gita Dev <br />-- Gita DevConservation Committee, ChairSustainable Land Use Committee, ChairSierra Club Loma Prieta415.722.3355