BALTIMORE COULD MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO PRIVATIZE ITS WATER SYSTEM
Source: Baltimore Sun
JACK HERRERA22 MINUTES AGO
As lobbyists make their latest advances in a years-long effort to privatize the city's water and sewage systems, the Baltimore City Council went on the defensive on Monday and introduced legislation that would make it illegal for Baltimore to sell or lease its water.
As the Baltimore Sun reports, a proposed amendment to the city charter will soon be introduced in a special meeting of the city council. If the council approves the amendment, Baltimore will be on track to become the largest city in the country to ban the privatization of its water.
The legislation, spearheaded by council president Bernard C. "Jack" Young, has garnered broad support. Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh told the Sun she is "delighted" that the council will move to safeguard the city's wateran idea she first raised in June. If the council approves the legislation, Pugh will likely sign on, putting the proposed amendment before Baltimore voters in November.
Suez Environment, a private French company, has tried to entice Baltimore in a lease agreement that would allow the company to operate the city's water systemand then collect the money from residents' water bills.
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pbmus
(12,422 posts)Private water is another word for ..financial rape...
Still In Wisconsin
(4,450 posts)water as a resource. Obviously it's okay to own a bottle of water, etc...
groundloop
(11,520 posts)I've seen this time and time again, be it a private company taking over janitorial services from a school system or taking over a section of highway and putting up toll booths..... privatization provides worse services, higher costs, and lower paying jobs with worse (or usually NO) benefits.