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Just saw an alarming article in the UT today, front page. City Council wants to take rates up for Barrett another 34% for users. From $30.00 to $45.00! I have a call out to Bryan Norris(619.668.2014) for clarifications.......stay tuned. Meanwhile please don't hesitate to call your local City Council ...

Quick update Junkies......Just spoke with Bryan, this is way above his pay grade. All of the info is available for public view on the City of SD website...."Public Utilities Fiscal Year 2026 User Fees". In the overview it says "a comprehensive user fee study every three to five years" We just went ...

Friday update: This situation with all these increases is real, and it is being discussed and proposed as we speak. If u do not live in the City please contact the Mayors office thru the City of SD website. You can "send me a message" or "request a meeting". I requested a meeting,lets see what ...

Early release, I am trying to get the steps I took to find the Staff Report(1/25/2025) that I am getting this info from. It is tricky navigating thru the City website trying to find it. Stay tuned. Meanwhile I sent a email to Hooman and the Mayor about the debacle that took place opening day at ...

OK here is the process to either comment or login via zoom to the Monday meeting:

City of SD Official Website
Scroll down to Calender> Meetings>Feb 10th(6pm)>Special City Council> Upcoming>2/10/25>Monday agenda revised
scroll down to comment or join the webinar(zoom).......WOW.....good luck.

TommyP

I got my moment of fame last night before the City Council, actually it was pretty cool. There must have been a lot of participation because they divide the time they allocate by the number of people either calling in, zooming, or appearing live. The result was 1 minute per comment, I got cut off ...

The fight continues.....I guess this is what retirement is all about. I requested a 1 on 1 with the Mayor and yesterday received an email that the request was granted.....just waiting for the date and time from his office. Stay tuned.

TommyP

The increases, according to the Staff Report, 1/25/2025, Public Utilities FY 2026 User Fees, are for what they call 0 cost recovery. That simply means what it costs to run the lake 1 year with no profits. Keep in mind they just increased the fees in 2023, example they took the daily permits from $20 ...

The online petition is a great idea....there has to be a Junkie out there who can start this going? Remember this is Barrett they are trying to F..K with!

TommyP

Ps I have invited all the City Council members for a personal visit to Barrett, stay tuned.

Am meeting with the Mayors office on Thursday,2/28 @ 1 pm. Any petition input would be appreciated.

TommyP

The only thing I can say Junkies is that I am not rolling over yet.....the fight is not over yet!!

TommyP

I had an hour plus meeting with the Community Rep from the Mayors office. She was VERY attentive and took lots of notes besides all the visuals I had for her. She formats all the info and passes it up the chain of command. Keep in mind the issues I am addressing concern Barrett only. I really have ...

Yes they did, or maybe it went back to committee for more discussion. I was there it was a marathon meeting. I got my full 1.5 minutes in this time. I was told the results will be on the website Thursday sometime or after they upload it. I still have some hope that they listened to my concerns about ...

I know the Council voted to pass the items #201 & #202.......but within the 9 pages did anyone see if they increased the fees for Barrett? I contacted the reporter from NBC 7 (Eric) who wrote the article and will email him the statement with recommendations for other revenue sources. He said he will ...

I am in the Let's Talk Hookup booth.....we r raffling off a Talica 2, Torium, Costa sunglasses, and a 2 day trip on the Polaris Supreme. All donations for the tickets go to Rollo Kids at Sea. Hope to see all there, its the last day today.

TommyP

Correction FY 2026 budget announced April 15th......stay tuned.

TommyP

FYI......Barrett is normally closed the 1st Wednesday of the month, but not opening month. The increases they are proposing will not go into effect until July if they passed them....will know very soon.....stay tuned.

TommyP

Well Junkie's you have been waiting and soon it will happen again.......the 2025 opening of Barrett. From all the reports that I have heard it should be another great season. PLEASE respect the loading and unloading zone launching at Piggy's.....that is the area close to the shore. Also it is no ...

Please by my guest to start one.....the issue is that the public review/input on these matters starts May 5th thru 9th at the City Council chambers downtown. Last I looked I have not seen any agenda addressing the lake issues we are concerned about, just that the meetings are scheduled. They ...

It looks like the Public Comment period for the SD FY 2026 Budget Proposal will be at 6pm Monday May 5th. The chambers are on the 12th floor, 202 C Street. If you want to sit thru the whole session it begins at 9am. The proposal by the City for lake closures and fee increases is just not right. Hope ...