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Delgado, Adriana
From:Michael Berger <mikeberger@hotmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, July
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Vote no on electric only in New construction.
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Hello, I may be little late on this, but I would like to request that the city not require all new construction to not have gas
utilities.
In the previous version of this rule, builders were given the option (at an additional cost to include gas utilities). The city
said that they were not forcing the builders. Now the city has no counter to the argument that they are playing Big
Brother. At this point there is not enough clean (or not carbon clean) electricity for the state of California. This is why
rotating /rolling blackouts are expected this summer. Demand for electricity is only going to increase with more electric
cars on the road and more need for air conditioning.
As we strive for diversity in the city, these additional costs (increased electric utility bills) will just work to make SLO
more unaffordable for anybody outside the upper levels of middle class.
SLO down not NEED to be the earliest adopters of these policies. They raise costs of living and force people out of the
area.
Thanks,
Mike Berger
1525 Laurel Ln
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