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Do you agree that Austin desperately needs a united front of officeholders, local businesses and voters to “make growth pay for itself?” (Note: An example is the passage of full water impact fees implemented on new developments in 2013. See the huge benefits below. Mind you, these benefits would have disappeared had the “Pilot Knob fiasco” been allowed to stand.) $300 million collections years 1-10 (already raised $150M in first 5 years) $45 million less debt service Fiscal Year 2018 15% lower customer bills Rate your support on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the most support and 1 being the least.

Kathie Tovo

City Council, District 9

I sponsored the resolution for full cost recovery for Austin Energy fees (at the suggestion of former Commissioner Shudde Fath), which has saved the utility millions of dollars, I advocated for and voted to support passage of full water impact fees, and I advocated for the budget amendment that increased development fees to 100% full cost recovery at least one year ahead of staff recommendation. Likewise, I led the Council to implement the ammonia surcharge immediately – and approximately six months ahead of staff recommendation – so that the Austin Water Utility and its customers would stop bearing the costs of removing ammonia from the wastewater generated by Samsung. These decisions have saved millions of dollars.

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