Yes, we know how Greater Vernon Water's quarterly water billings are calculated.
But that doesn't mean residents agree.
Or look forward to receiving the invoices.
Interestingly enough, Monday's postal delivery consisted of only government mail.
Actually, interesting is the wrong word.
The first was the totally useless--to me--newsletter from the B.C. Liquor Control...all about what defines a "contravention" of liquor policy, yabba yabba yabba.
I'm simply not interested in receiving government "newsletters".
I know the liquor rules well enough to always be in compliance at the golf course.
But to think that my tax--and annual liquor license--dollars are used to send me four pages on glossy full colour stock is, well, frankly irritating.
Probably keeps an entire department of government employees working full time.
And at huge salaries!
Sheesh.
And the second government envelope was from our area's Greater Vernon Water Authority (actually the District of Coldstream) sending out the quarterly billings for clubhouse, residence and irrigation meters. Irrigation invoice? in early April? Yup.
The four hundred-plus bucks for January 1/18 to March 31/18?
Clubhouse: water base $360.00, meter renewal $7.07, total $367.07 for ZERO water consumption.
Irrigation: meter renewal $35.35, fire hydrant $33.00, total $68.35 for ZERO water consumption.
Those two meters total $435.42 for three months!
And the third meter, the residence, where there was actual water consumption.
water base $90.00, consumption 23m3, meter renewal $7.07, total $115.93 for 23 m3 consumption.
That works out to $5.04 per cubic meter of water use.
Yes it does!
Oh...and a newsletter from GVW (albeit on one page, double sided...pictured below)
Yes, indeedy, Greater Vernon Water is getting the most out of our water meter(s).
The most dollars.
Thanks for the mail, government agencies!
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