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Discuss: BexarMet GM Gets Hefty Raise, Customers Get Rate Hike | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
Not everyone is struggling during these tough economic times. The head of the BexarMet Water District got a hefty $31,000 raise.
In a few weeks, BexarMet customers will see also a raise. They’ll be paying 14% more per month on their water […]

T. J. Connolly indicted on more charges

Connolly Indicted For Illegal Contributions To City Councilman | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
T. J. Connolly has been indicted again for illegal campaign contributions.
The indictment, which is against Connolly and his company, alleges he gave illegal campaign contributions to City Councilman Philip Cortez.
This week’s indictment comes just four months after Connolly was indicted for funneling […]

SAWS may cut ties with utility President

MySA.com: Metro | State
San Antonio Water System trustees appear poised to part ways with utility President and Chief Executive Officer David Chardavoyne on Tuesday and appoint an interim chief.
Officials on Saturday would not discuss a pending settlement with Chardavoyne, but the outline was laid out in the agenda posted for the utility board’s monthly […]

BexarMet public meeting Monday

MySA.com: Metro | State
The legislative committee established to watch over operations of the Bexar Metropolitan Water District has scheduled a public meeting for 5 p.m. Monday for an update on the troubled utility’s progress in resolving its problems.
The meeting is to be held in the gym of Concordia Lutheran Church, 16801 Huebner Road.
State Rep. […]

Gil Olivares doesn’t get what he wants

MySA.com: Metro | State
To those who think the media reports only bad news, here’s something good for the more than 80,000 area customers of the Bexar Metropolitan Water District:
For the first time since … ever … a majority of the district’s board members stood up to General Manager Gil Olivares.
Olivares has long made an […]

Bexar Met bond debt place on Rating Watch Negative

Fitch Places Bexar Met Water District, Texas on Rating Watch Negative
- Fitch has placed the revenue bond debt of Bexar Metropolitan Water District, Texas on Rating Watch Negative. This action affects the following series of bonds that Fitch presently rates ‘A-’:
–Series 1995 ($830,000 outstanding)
–Series 1998 ($56.6 million outstanding)
–Series 2002 ($28.5 million outstanding)
–Series 2006 ($53.1 […]

Bexar Met’s new front page

BexarMet Water District | The Water Resource People
BexarMet Looking for Candidates to fill the new Capital Improvements Advisory Committee
“The Water Resource People”
For over 60 years, BexarMet has established excellent customer service as our top priority. We feel it is our duty to continue to serve our customers while working with local and state agencies […]

T.J. Connolly and crew to be indicted

Walker Report - Shedding Light on Bexar County
T.J. Connolly
After six long months…Judge Susan Reed and District Attorney’s Office is completing their investigation of our firm’s (my involvement) as it pertains to the the May, 2007, BexarMet elections.

The Walker Report has a letter up from T.J. Connolly himself about the investigation and that he […]

Bexar Met bills going up

MySA.com: Jaime Castillo | Politics
For most of BexarMet’s 82,000 customers, let this be your first warning that your water bill is going up.
And when it does, don’t let Olivares and the BexarMet board blame it on the rain.
After pushing through a rate reduction and hiding behind a consultant last April, Olivares and company are […]

Check out the response from Lesley Wenger

MySA.com: Commentary
Comment: BexarMet plan another waste of money
Web Posted: 12/17/2007 05:21 PM CST
Lesley Wenger
As it turns out, a merger is not what T.J. Connolly is talking about in his commentary “Time to consider water service merger” (Dec. 11).
No time right now to write much but I saw the commentary T.J. Connolly wrote for the […]