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Tuesday, September 11, 2007
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Here's the link to the Federal Elections 2006: Election Results for the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. Thanks to Political Wire for the link. They write, "The Federal Election Commission's book of 2006 election returns, Federal Elections 2006, has been released and is available free by calling the FEC at 800-424-9530. The new guide is more in depth than any previous FEC publication of returns and features several illustrative maps. Of course, you can also download it from the agency's website."
Political Wire: "A new New York Times/CBS News poll finds Rudy Giuliani leading the Republican presidential race with 27%, followed by Fred Thompson at 22%, Sen. John McCain at 18% and Mitt Romney at 14%. Last month, Giuliani held a 20-point lead over Thompson, who had not officially declared his candidacy yet. On the Democratic side, Sen. Hillary Clinton leads with 44%, trailed by Sen. Barack Obama at 26% and John Edwards at 17%."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
5:33:29 PM 
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More good news for Denver (and Jefferson County) residents. From today's Denver Business Journal:
Denver Water's rates could climb again to pay the increasing cost of maintaining, improving and expanding the city's water system. Denver Water, the state's largest water provider, serves about 1.1 million customers in Denver and some surrounding suburbs. The agency estimates it needs another $9.7 million a year in revenues to pay for increasing costs. If the board of commissioners approves the rate increase, Denver residential customers would see their bills rise an average of $13.32 per year. Suburban residential customers would seen an average increase of $21.44 per year.
The preliminary proposal will be heard by the commissioners on Sept. 12. A final vote is expected Sept. 26. Both meetings will be at the Denver Water board room at 1600 W. 12th Ave. The agency is balancing budget cuts, the need to recover costs and also sending customers messages about the high value of water and encourage conservation...
If the proposed adjustments are approved, they would take effect Jan. 1, 2008. Rates for Denver Water customers living inside the city would remain among the lowest in the metro area, while rates for Denver Water customers in the suburbs would still fall below the median among area water providers. Also under consideration is a change in pricing structure that would lead to lower or unchanged rates for usage below 6,000 gallons over two months, and slight increases for higher usage. The proposal also includes moving customers with dedicated outdoor irrigation taps from their current rate classification into a new "irrigation-only" rate class created last year. These customers -- primarily commercial, industrial, small multifamily dwellings, and government -- would pay a seasonal rate that is lower in the winter and higher in the summer. These rates would better approximate both the consumption characteristics and true cost of providing service to outdoor irrigation taps. Details will be on the Denver Water Web site, www.denverwater.org, after Sept. 12. Public comments will be taken at the board meetings and a Denver Water Citizen's Advisory Committee meeting Thursday, Sept. 13.
Category: Colorado Water
5:16:55 PM
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