Private Water

Since it's YOURS, YOU should show up!

Fort Worth Assistant City Manager Fernando Costa will speak about the City's Water Utility Task Force which is studying possible privatization of some or all water services.

  

The meeting will also feature updates on other news important to neighborhoods: 

  

* proposed deletion of distance requirements between alcohol sales and schools and hospitals in Mixed Use, Form-based zoning districts, and downtown

  

* Where is Fort Worth going?  Visioning for 2018 and beyond

        

* Siting of Natural Gas Line Compressors and Agricultural zoned areas near neighborhoods

The City's new Water Utility Task Force has been holding meetings. The League sends a monitor to observe these meetings.

You can find the webpage for the Water Utility Task Force agendas and powerpoint presentations here
 
Privatization of city services is drawing lots of scrutiny nationwide.      
 
Here's the Texas Tribune's late May story on Fort Worth's task force.
 
Here's a developer's take on water privatization from the Baton Rouge Business Report.
 
Here's an article on water rates in Flower Mound and how privatization affects those.
 
Here's WFAA/Channel 8's story on announcement of the Fort Worth task force and its charge.
 
Here's a piece on Atlanta's 2003 experiment with privatization of water services.