Kathleen Phalen, city engineer on sewer rates.

Kathleen Phalen is the person to contact for any question concerning water and sewer rates.
Phone her at 408 586-3345 or email her at kphalen@ci.milpitas.ca.gov to get the new sewer rate info go to ci.milpitas.ca.gov go to happening now. Meeting about sewer rates on April 21 6:30 at the senior center at 40 North Milpitas Blvd.

Here are a few questions to ask.

1. Why are Milpitas sewer rates the highest in Santa Clara county.
2. Why are multifamily family sewer rates lower.
3. What is considered a Multifamily resident? Are condominiums single or multifamily residents ?
4. Why does it take 8500 protests votes to stop a rate increase when not one person is in favor of the rate increase.
5. Why are single family rates are going to increase from $426 to $558 a year and multifamily rates increase only from $304 to $313 a year.