Water company calls Claremont’s purchase offer ‘unrealistic’

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A $54 million offer by the city to buy local assets from the Golden State Water Co. has been slammed as being impractical. Kruger said the city’s formal offer “is nothing more than the first step in an expensive and financially risky eminent domain takeover process.”
“Despite promises of transparency and accountability, Claremont officials have refused to disclose documents that are the basis for this action,” Kruger said.

“They have obviously decided, without public discussion, to begin eminent domain proceedings, which ultimately would obligate taxpayers to hundreds of millions in water taxes. Customers will pay more for a lower level of service.”
Woods, Wes. SGVTribune.com 9 Novemeber 2012.

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