'Getting the board to see the light and slam the brakes on this terrible deal is a huge win for clean water, public input, and democracy itself.' foodandwater
"Getting the board to see the light and slam the brakes on this terrible deal is a huge win for clean water, public input, and democracy itself," said one organizer.Advocates for public utilities are applauding this week following an announcement by the Board of Commissioners in Bucks County, Pennsylvania that officials opposed a plan to sell the county's sewer system to a private company.
The chairman of the water and sewer authority confirmed Tuesday that the sale would not go through, saying in a statement,"We were never going to be in conflict with the commissioners' position." Local anti-privatization campaigners applauded the decision by the commissioners, noting that the state must act to stop companies from taking control of public services, as has happened in a growing number of towns since new rules were passed in 2016 encouraging local officials to sell public utilities.
"Our public utility acquisition laws are still broken and there are currently communities fighting these corporate takeovers of public property," said Kofi Osei, a community organizer with NOPE."The way our utility code is written opens up the floodgates for potential corruption. We need to severely narrow the scope of when privatization is acceptable and give ratepayers a seat at the table with referendum.
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