Missing the point

I'm trying to sort out why, exactly, Robin Lenderman wants to 'flush' out the sitting Athens-Clarke County Commissioners. It seems to me that they're very resistant to across-the-board water rate hikes, which, of course, is a proposal coming from staff and not the actual elected commissioners.

Seeing how they haven't voted on anything as of yet, there's not really any need to take a stand over anything yet. And, again, seeing how the commission is likely to develop an alternative plan that either eliminates or reduces the across-the-board rate increase, I don't really get Lenderman's point ...

We've conserved so much water, the county now wants to raise the water rates. How ridiculous is this? We need to take a stand and absolutely refuse. Let's just go back to using more water.

Of course, the drop in demand of water has result in shortfalls in the budget for the Public Utilities Department (though, then again, raising the price will only further weaken demand ... so there's that too). And, despite the recent end of the drought, going back to wasteful water habits isn't a prudent course of action either (though I do think the commission should opt to let folks water twice a week rather than just once).