Town Hall Presentation (April 28, 2015)
The following are images taken from the PowerPoint presentation.
Presiding over the meeting were Alisha Winterswyk, Barb Stanton, Frank Robinson, Jason Ackerman, John Brown, Ken Macvey, Larry Cusack, and Marc Puckett.
Includes notes and commentary by Greg Raven.





community has voiced concernsis dangerously close to validating mob rule. If it’s wrong to do something, it doesn't matter how many persons say otherwise: It's still wrong. It's also disingenuous to complain about rates being too high when you yourself have no intention of reducing them. Finally, the ownership transfer of AVRWC is not unusual, or — more to the point — harmful to the residents of Apple Valley. The fact that there are outside investors means there are others who believe in our community, and are willing to invest in it. Each of these is a good thing.


Water Provider | Minimum monthly service charge | Water usage charge for 10 CCF | Water usage charge for 17 CCF | Water usage charge for 28 CCF |
---|---|---|---|---|
AVRWC | 22.84 | 24.80 | 49.43 | 86.80 |
Hesperia | 19.63 | 9.00 | 19.85 | 36.90 |
Victorville | 17.50 | 14.70 | 24.99 | 41.16 |
GSW | 16.15 | 31.15 | 49.06 | 97.99 |


Summarysupposedly will cover
Pros and Cons,the
Consare not mentioned. This is part and parcel of the way the TOAV is approaching this issue: It is going forward, no matter what. That's because this isn't about water, it's about money. AVRWC has cash flow, and the TOAV wants it. Be afraid. Be very afraid.



foreignerswho have money. Furthermore, it ignores the fact that these foreign investors have put a lot of money into the water system in our community. Many successful cities want foreign investment. Apple Valley is not among them.



monopolyaccusation is one of the Big Lies put out by TOAV. The
private monopolyis a bizarre extension of that lie. There is no such thing as a private monopoly, except in the case where a company is the only one providing a given product or service (such as Braille cell phones for left-handed dogs). All other monopolies are by definition government-protected, because otherwise anyone could start providing that product or service and compete for customers. In the case of water utilities, electrical utilities, and (formerly) telephone utilities, the investments in infrastructure needed to provide the service (and the blight that would come from having multiple competing services) make an argument for assigned service areas, which is not the same as a monopoly. Thus, AVRWC is not a monopoly — public or private. It’s not even the only way to get water! In fact, the only true monopoly in town is the Town government. By the way, Ranchos pays TOAV a franchise fee to do business in the town. Guess TOAV can’t be too upset about that whole
monopolything, huh?




entertain offersor
enter into negotiations? That’s like complaining that a women who doesn’t want to go on a date with a guy refuses to talk with him about it over dinner. Note to TOAV: Neediness is not attractive in persons or in organizations. AVRWC is not for sale. Get over it.









Based on our understanding of the announcement by Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., the purchase price was $257 million ($327 less $70 million in assumed debt) …. Here, the purchase price (from whomever) is $250 million plus $75 million ($325 million total). What’s a million here or there when you’re going to be borrowing the whole amount anyway? And based on this we are supposed to believe that the TOAV’s finance department has any idea whatsoever what a
reasonable priceis? Please.




































