Dear Highland Park Residents - I received our water/sewer bill this week, only to find that there had been a 16% increase approved by the City of Pittsburgh, which I had no knowledge of. My bills on this end have increased over 200% since moving into our house here in 2002. In the Highland Park Community Council's mailbox there was a flyer this week telling of Informational Meetings being held by Alcosan, which is the sewer portion of your PWSA Bill each month. I will be out of the country, thus not able to attend, but am interested on what they are planning to do, as well as where this money is going. I hope some of you might be able to attend one of these, as well as get back to the List Serve as to what news there might be. If you would like to attend these two meetings (the third was the day before I got the mail out of the box), they are as follows: North: Thursday, 29 JAN 09, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Holiday Inn - McKnight 4859 McKnight Road Pittsburgh, PA 15237 East: Thursday, 05 FEB 09, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Holiday Inn - Monroeville 2750 Mosside Boulevard Monroeville, PA 15146 For more information, please contact the Alcosan Public Relations Department: (412) 734-8733 Michael Millet Nadler President, Highland Park Community Council P.O. Box 5036 Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Personal Contact Information: 5916 Callowhill Street Pittsburgh, PA 15206 (412) 363-3483, Fax: (412) 363-2925, E-mail: mike@divehards.com