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	Name:	MrHodja -
	Subject:	Water Rates
	Date:	5/16/2013 7:22:04 PM (updated 5/16/2013 7:38:25 PM)

The "Mr Henly" is Terry Henley, owner of Parker Creek Water Company. Some dozen years ago the Parker Creek area had no access to "city" water. Terry took the initiative to propose a solution to residents of the area. He negotiated the water source (Rockford, I believe) and contracts to have a "city" water system built to serve the beneral Parker Creek area. Prospective users (us included) showed intent to support the endeavor through a $3,000 deposit. If he didn't get enough interest the money would be refunded. Well, he reached critical mass to actually proceed and layed the pipe and erected a water tank on Coosa 20. The rest of the deal was that we would pay $30 per month (in addition to the $3K deposit) plus a charge for any water used. I don't think we have ever had a $40 or higher water bill in the 10 years or so we have subscribed. In my opinion the per gallon water rates beat the stuffing out of those we pay in Montgomery.

If you think about the fact that so many properties are not occupied full time, the $30/month minimum makes sense. If he had to rely on usage alone, the full timers would have to pay exorbitantly large fees to support us part timers who might use at most several hundred gallons a month. In any case, I don't mind paying it one bit because all we have to do is turn on the faucet and get clean safe water. No dragging cans of drinking water, no doing without water during power outages because the well pump isn't working.

Now as an Auburn fan I enjoy the paint scheme on the water tower. Alabama fans probably arent so crazy about it. You have to remmber though, that Terry was a running back for the Auburn Tigers many years ago. I got a laugh when he didn't take too kindly to someone's sense of justice when they painted a few of the blue and orange fire hydrants crimson...LOL

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