Any written protest must:
- state the specific service charge increase (water and/or wastewater) for which the protest is being submitted in opposition;
- provide the location of the identified parcel (by customer account number, street address, or assessor’s parcel number); and
- include the name and signature of the property owner or tenant submitting the protest.
If a property owner or tenant is protesting one or more increases, the property owner or tenant should identify which service charge increase or increases he or she is protesting.
Written protests may be submitted by mail to
EBMUD, MS 218, PO Box 24055, Oakland, CA 94623-1055, or in person at 375 11th Street, Oakland, CA.
Written protests submitted for the previously noticed June 13, 2017 public hearing will be counted (if valid) and do not need to be resubmitted.
All written protests must be received by EBMUD prior to the conclusion of the public input portion of the public hearing on July 11, 2017.
Protests by fax, email, or other electronic means will not be accepted as formal written protests.
The EBMUD Board will hear all oral comments and consider all written protests to the proposed increases at the public hearing. Oral comments at the public hearing will not be counted as formal protests unless accompanied by a written protest. At the conclusion of the public hearing, the Board will consider adoption of the proposed increases for the water and wastewater service charges described in this notice.
If written protests against either or both of the proposed service charge increases as outlined above are not presented by a majority of the property owners or tenants directly responsible for the payment of water and/or wastewater service fees and charges of the identified parcels upon which they are proposed to be imposed, the Board will be authorized to impose the respective increases.