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Issue #850, August 14, 2020
Issue #850, August 14, 2020
During Call to the Public, James Dove sent in the following email to be read by Kandace Contreras:
"Dear Mayor Peterson and Carefree Town Council members,
On November 5, 2019 I addressed the Town of Carefree Council regarding the issue of water supplied to Carefree Foothills by the Town of Cave Creek.
The Town of Cave Creek’s obligation to disclose water-testing results from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is helpful, but extremely disturbing. Along with the monthly bills are letters from the Town of Cave Creek listing potential long-term health effects such as: liver or kidney problems, nervous system effects and/or may lead to a higher risk of getting cancer. People with weakened immune systems may be more susceptible to these water contaminants - my wife Nancy is one of those people. I am concerned for my family, my neighbors and the potential health risks these contaminants pose.
Paraphrasing from the Town of Carefree’s “Evaluation and Financial Report” from August of 2019 – “Due to the age of the system, challenges associated with performing routine maintenance, and poor construction quality, the general condition of the infrastructure is likely to be below average to poor.” As the council members are aware – Carefree Foothills’ infrastructure is among the oldest in the acquisition proposal.
Attached is a photo from today (August 11, 2020) - a water main leak just off Carefree Highway at the entrance to Carefree Foothills on Sunset Trail.
"Dear Mayor Peterson and Carefree Town Council members,
On November 5, 2019 I addressed the Town of Carefree Council regarding the issue of water supplied to Carefree Foothills by the Town of Cave Creek.
The Town of Cave Creek’s obligation to disclose water-testing results from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is helpful, but extremely disturbing. Along with the monthly bills are letters from the Town of Cave Creek listing potential long-term health effects such as: liver or kidney problems, nervous system effects and/or may lead to a higher risk of getting cancer. People with weakened immune systems may be more susceptible to these water contaminants - my wife Nancy is one of those people. I am concerned for my family, my neighbors and the potential health risks these contaminants pose.
Paraphrasing from the Town of Carefree’s “Evaluation and Financial Report” from August of 2019 – “Due to the age of the system, challenges associated with performing routine maintenance, and poor construction quality, the general condition of the infrastructure is likely to be below average to poor.” As the council members are aware – Carefree Foothills’ infrastructure is among the oldest in the acquisition proposal.
Attached is a photo from today (August 11, 2020) - a water main leak just off Carefree Highway at the entrance to Carefree Foothills on Sunset Trail.
The last time a leak occurred at this same location was in September of 2019 which lead to extremely poor water conditions in our home. The Town of Cave Creek recommended flushing the water by running all faucets for 30 minutes. The end results were two weeks before our water became usable again and substantial cleaning and relating costs to restore our water filtration system.
We are entitled to clean and safe drinking water and would appreciate an update on the Town of Carefree's water rights acquisition.
Next the absurd rate increase proposed by Liberty Utilities. If approved - by the Arizona Corporation Commission - since 2016 Liberty Utilities rates will have nearly doubled. Moving the sewage treatment location from the Boulders to the City of Scottsdale certainly had associated costs, but the residents of Carefree should not bear the financial responsibility of irresponsible project management on behalf of Liberty Utilities. I understand increased costs with slight rate adjustments, but the proposed additional 2020 rate increase is both unreasonable and inequitable. I trust the Town of Carefree will do everything possible to persuade the Arizona Corporation Commission to reject Liberty Utilities proposed rate increase.
Thank you for your time and leadership in our community.
James Dove"
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