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This California community's water will be shut off if it doesn't approve a stunning 300% rate hike by Monday (www.yahoo.com)

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It was supposed to be a golfer’s paradise.

Now, with a do-or-die deadline to approve a massive 300% water rate hike or face going completely dry, the Central California community of Diablo Grande is at a crossroads.

Now you can add water woes to the list of issues facing Diablo Grande. The community’s residents must approve a jaw-dropping water rate increase from $145 to $569 monthly — nearly a 300% jump — or watch their taps run dry on June 30.

Residents took over management of the water service in 2020, along with its mountain of debt. They face a June 30 deadline to approve the rate hike; otherwise, the agency says, water service to the development will be shut off.

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[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 77 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

It was supposed to be a golfer’s paradise.

Cue music

As my water service collects a massive mountain of debt

I take a look at the golf course and realize there's nothing left.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 31 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

'Cause I been drivin' and puttin' so long, that

I didn't realize the water is gone.

[–] LeninOnAPrayer@lemm.ee 25 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

We've been spending most our lives

Living in a Golfer's Paradise

We're just white and racist guys

Living in a Golfer's Paradise

There's no time for women's rights

Living in a Golfer's Paradise

We don't fight, we just call ICE

Living in a Golfer's Paradise