Rebecca Newton canvassed the crowd with a petition that will be given to legislators in an upcoming meeting. Later at the city council meeting Newton told members, "We're here to let city council know that we are here for the long haul." "Even when the electric bills start to decrease, we are not going away. We want transparency in our city government and we want accountability."
Efforts for change that citizens desire must continue on a regular and monthly basis. Friends talking to friends. Family members talking to family members. Everyone has a role in taking ownership of this community and taking it back from local government officials who no longer put the interest of the citizens first and foremost. Every little bit helps. No matter if it seems small or minial.
Wilsonian Voices will post the goals and community course of action in upcoming posts.
Should you have any questions email us here at wilsonian.voices@yahoo.com .
1 comments:
How was the financing arranged way back when for the nuclear power plant "serving" Electracities? I'll guess bonds were issued? Wonder what the interest rate paid on them is and who holds them. Are there other situations around the country like Electracities were a number of cities are overburdened by the debt load from the building of nuclear power plants. Perhaps the Obama administration should help out municipalities buried under the debt of old nuclear power plants instead of readying to help finance the building of new nuclear power plants. And didn't the nuclear power plant that serves Electracities recently get its license renewed even if its getting quite old? Meanwhile, with rates so high go buy that insulation for the attic. Doesn't the state of North Carolina offer some tax credits for the purchase of energy efficient products? But if less electricity is used won't that mean increased rates to meet the debt burden? Sounds like a catch-22.
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