Letter: Issue about growth and free state money

The truth is that all of Yuba City’s water pipes are inner connected. If the city wanted to, it could put surface (river) water into the whole system tomorrow. However, this would create a water pressure problem.

This could be overcome by running the water line from Railroad and Bogue west to Sanborn and from Sanborn south to Bogue. This project may also require a pumping station and a water tank. However, this would only take care of the existing homes.

This is where the lie comes into the city’s plan. You see the city wants to install a bigger 30-inch pipeline that is necessary for future city growth. However, the low interest loan from the California State’s Water Revolving Fund is only available if the project is for improvement of an existing system, only 10 percent can be used for expansion.

So if the city can sell or scare the people in Regions 1, 2 and 3 into paying for their expansion program, they’re home free.

Now, our local politicians are free to, as they have in the past, give our money away in the form of discount impact fees to out-of-town contractors. As a result, you and I will be paying for this long after those out-of-town boys have gone south with our money.

The majority of the people in Regions 1, 2 and 3 are not opposing surface water, only the unfair cost. Everyone in Yuba City deserves the same water at the same price. Everyone!

Lynn Horn
Yuba City