LUCERNE, Calif. – Lucerne residents are urged to attend a Friday evening meeting on a proposal to significantly raise water rates in the town over the next several years.
The California Public Utilities Commission will host the meeting on California Water Service Co.’s proposed rate increases beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, April 12, at the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center, 3985 Country Club Drive.
Cal Water is proposing rate increases of $818,000, or 57 percent in January 2014; and of $48,700, or 2.2 percent, in January 2015; followed by a decrease of $27,400, or -1.2 percent, in January 2016 in the Redwood Valley-Lucerne Service Area.
An administrative law judge will preside over the hearing in order to take community comment on the proposed rate hikes.
Additional details about the proposed increases can be found at www.calwater.com/rates/grc or at https://www.calwater.com/bill_inserts/luc/20130325_Notice_of_public_participation_hearing_-_Lucerne.pdf .
Cal Water customers who are unable to attend the hearing or who wish to file comments directly with the Public Advisor’s Office can send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; write to Public Advisor’s Office, 505 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102; or call 415-703-2074, toll-free 866-849-8390, TTY 415-703-5282, TTY toll-free 866-836-7825. Reference the formal application A.12-07-007 when contacting the CPUC.