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Livingston city rate increase sued for 2nd time: Group of residents claims proper procedures weren’t followed

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 5, 2009 at 7:08 am

From the Merced Sun-Star:

“The city of Livingston is in legal hot water again because of its controversial water and sewer rate hikes.

This time a group of Livingston residents is suing the city with the help of a local legal aid group.

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of seven Livingston residents, claims the city failed to properly notify its citizens about the fees and the hikes, illegally passed the fees. It also alleges the city plans to use the funds from the fees for uses not allowed by state law.

The lawsuit was filed Nov. 30 in Merced County Superior Court by Central California Legal Services.

“The city pulled this one out of the Nixon playbook,” said David Friedman, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, of the city’s passage of the rate increases. … “

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December 5, 2009 · Filed Under San Joaquin Valley

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