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Felton voters approve bonds to buy water system
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Unless you were on vacation, you probably have heard that Felton voters approved
Measure W with room to spare even though passage of the measure
required a two-thirds yes vote to pass. The measure approves $11
million in bonds to acquire Felton's water system for the public.
At press time, the German-owned California American Water Company
(Cal Am) was saying the water system was not for sale.
We can expect Cal Am to fight vigorously to retain ownership of
the water system, not because the 1350 Felton hookups provide a
lot of revenue for this multi-national company, but because Cal
Am is worried about other communities and other voters following
Felton's example.
In June, the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District approved
a ballot measure asking voters if a public entity should replace
Cal Am as the local water distributor. Unlike the Felton measure,
the Monterey measure is advisory only. If approved, supporters of
the measure would then move for an appraisal of Cal Am's local assets,
and probably seek adverse condemnation of its system.
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