We won a reduction in the propose rate from about 42% to about 15%!
We lost a further reduction to ZERO increase!
Three ACC Commissioners proposed amendments to the Judge’s Recommended Opinion and Order (ROO) further reducing our monthly payment. These were profoundly opposed by the Liberty attorney who declared the Commissioners’ amendments would drive utility investment away from the State of Arizona.
The attorney and the president of Liberty frequently declared that we ratepayers “got exactly what we bargained for, the closing of the plant, allegedly at $15 rate increase agreed upon in 2008”.
The only problem is that, the $15 rate increase was over a then $48 / month rate, and very few of us current 2,450 ratepayers were involved in this agreement. In fact, only about 10% of us were involved.
From left to right Vice Mayor John Carne, Council member Cheryl Kroyer, Council member Stephen Hatcher, Jim Shelly Developer (with shovel), Chairman of PNZ Tom Cross, Carefree Mayor Les Peterson and Executive Director of Carefree and Cave Creek Chamber of Commerce Patty Villeneuve. (Photo by Alex Orozco)
Carefree Cave Creek Chamber of Commerce were present on Thursday, March 11, 2021 to conduct a Ground Breaking ceremony for The View Carefree.
The luxury neighborhood by Paseo Homes will be located at ‘One Easy Street’ adjacent to the town center. The community offers luxury two level townhomes ranging in size from 1847 to 2283 square feet.