CM Sullivan: "A sneaky way to do business"
KPRC-2 reports on the City's shameful efforts to defend the recent water-rate hike by way of a pre-emptive lawsuit away from Houston:
Former Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector Paul Bettencourt said he takes issue with the increase and the lawsuit the city of Houston filed against itself in Travis County.
The mayor said the rate validation suit was a preemptive measure to preserve this move.
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"Seems like a sneaky way to do business, to run off and try it in another jurisdiction," [Councilmember Mike] Sullivan said.
Incidentally, the assessment in KPRC's story that "apartment owners and their tenants will take the biggest hit" is inaccurate, as previously discussed.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 06/02/10 08:34 AM | Print |
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