A New Jersey bid to privatize water without public votes

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If approved by Gov. Christie, bill would give municipalities with aging pipes right to sell systems to private companies.

A bill that would allow New Jersey municipalities to sell their public water utilities to private, for-profit corporations without putting the measure to voters is awaiting Gov. Chris Christie’s signature.

Until now, any municipality in New Jersey that sought to sell off its water system to a private bidder had to hold a public vote. But a bill passed with bipartisan support by the state’s Senate last week would allow municipalities with aging and deteriorating water systems to put their systems up for sale without holding a referendum.

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/12/29/new-jersey-waterprivatization.html

if you want to get involved in the fight this is the org to join:
http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/