Credit where it's due and for those who haven't seen it yet, our conservative pals break down the math and address consumer frustration in Kansas.
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High electric rates fund big salaries at KCK Board of Public Utilities - The Sentinel
Kansas City, Kansas residents pay some of the highest electric rates in the region to the city-owned Board of Public Utilities, and their utility bills fund hefty salaries for staff. An Open Records request from the Sentinel's parent company, Kansas Policy Institute , for 2019 pay revealed a total payroll in excess of $52 million.
An apprentice lineman makes $156,000 a year? That's more than many programmers make and ten times more dangerous.
ReplyDeleteit seems to me that there's a need for a definition of "publicly owned utility" as per Kansas.
ReplyDeleteto give you an idea here are a couple of figures that denote the percentage of a residential water/electric bill for a small, single story home built in the early 1950's.
ReplyDeletejune of this year water/electric comprised just above 55.8% of the bill - the rest are fees of various nature.
september of this year water electric comprised right under 52.5% of the bill - rest are fees of various nature.
to be fair - trash service is $15.65 per month - included with the aformentioned fees.
we simply need our own water driven power plant{s} instead of contracting from out of town. I hate to think we're keeping other states afloat money wise when our own coffers here are bare. {kansas}.
BPU makes Russian gangsters look weak. They have been screwing people over for years. I get fed up and moved out of WYCO. The nepotism is unbelievable.
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