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EPCOR consolidation, rate hike aren’t a done deal; let’s fight

Sun Citian: Why does water company want to merge us with pool- and lawn-intensive communities?

OPINION — I don’t blame Sun City and Sun City West residents who are ticked off because EPCOR is pushing to raise our water costs by roughly 30%, or maybe I do!

Election cycle after election cycle, voters in the Sun Cities faithfully back Republican candidates running for the Arizona Corporation Commission without holding them accountable to utility consumers. Well, you get what you vote for.

Look at what this unchecked oversight has brought us just recently:

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