Pelham/Welland water and sewer

A letter dated July 20, 2007 directed to residents of Welland and never published.How many are familiar with what a homeowner has to shell out for water consumption and sewage treatment compared to other municipalities?
As nearly all know ALL water and sewer treatment for the Town of Pelham is provided through the City of Welland. Are you conscious of the fact a Pelham resident pays $.889 per cubic meter of water while a Welland resident is paying $1.1294 per cubic meter of water?
Are you aware a Pelham resident pays $.909 per cubic meter for sewage treatment while a Welland resident is paying $1.6679 per cubic meter for sewage treatment? Both municipalities pay the Niagara identical rates; water $0.512 per cubic meter, sewer $0.613 per cubic meter.
Are you aware Welland inhabitants pay for all unaccountable water while Pelham people pay?????
We have been told there are meters, not residential but Regional, in Pelham that record consumption, if such is the case WHERE ARE THEY.? Others have told me there are no Regional meters?????Pretty remarkable????
Are you aware in 2006 Welland's consumption of water was 8,521,546 cubic meters when only 6,605,248 cubic meters were accounted for and paid and 1,916,,298 cubic meters of water equals 22.53% that was paid for by the citizens of Welland that was not used and shown as 32%, a figure according to engineer Shantz should be around 22%.
All of the above figures were taken from the Regional and municipality records, the same records city staff uses to create their numbers such as the water and sewer services rate structure for 2007, the Town of Pelham 2007 water and sewer rates, Welland by-law 2007-33 fixing of water and sanitary services rates to be paid by consumers for 2007 effective April 1,2007, and consumption figures from the monthly Regional spread sheets.
There are those who feel these facts and figures are not right and straight, may I recommend it only takes a phone call to city hall to confirm them.
If the present council has a water rate increase in mind I believe the council should seriously reflect on cutting the expenses elsewhere, regulate the water and sewer rates to a more tolerable and truthful level and use actual unaccountable water figures, not 32%.