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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let’s see Democrats in charge everywhere in DC. How do we extract more money from the masses in a way that will not arouse too much angst?  Increase costs of basic utilities they can’t live without such as water and electricity.

You get the government and quasi government services you choose via elections.  [/quote]

I’m sorry, but this is just ignorant. DC Water is an independent agency with an appointed board that includes reps of neighboring counties. Trying to blame everything on a political party is kinda pathetic.[/quote]

There is no such thing as an independent agency of the DC government. They exist in the same way that unicorns exist. [/quote]

It’s not part of the DC government, period. Do some research, please.[/quote]

1. The mayor appoints most of its board members who decide rates
2. Those appointments must be approved by the DC city council
3. The city council can pass laws that change how DC water operates
4. The city council can hold oversight hearings examining how DC water operates
5. The city council can demand information from DC water
6. DC water's budget is included in the city's budget[/quote]

By the same logic, DCW is part of the government of Fairfax County.

There is no argument that the mayor and council could and should do more to rein in what is clearly an out-of-control agency.

But it’s also silly to imply that doing so is not manifestly more complex than sorting out actual agencies of the DC government such as DCPS and DPW.[/quote]

Oh stop. The idea that the municipal water plant is somehow beyond the power of the mayor and the city council is absurd. They could fix this if they wanted to. They choose not to. [/quote]

Oh how I wish the world was as simple as your understanding of it.

Look up the terms of the DC Water board, the requirements for removing them, the requirements for the Board removing the CEO, union protections for DC Water staff etc. etc. etc..

DC Water used to be an agency of the DC government. The federal government established it as an independent agency in 1996. The federal government, for better or worse, would likely take an interest were that independence compromised.[/quote]

City council members have been known to complain to the CEO of DC Water on behalf of their constituents. [/quote]

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