| From the Reporter |
| The Proposal |
| The Otay Water District will vote Wednesday on whether to grant lifetime health care to its union employees, mirroring a boost it gave senior executives in mid-July. |
| The Tradeoff |
| Employees will pay more toward their pensions. The district says that savings will pay for health care costs. |
| Why The Deal Stands Out |
| It has been advertised by district leaders as saving money each year, even though it wouldn’t save anything until 2018. It adds lifetime retiree health care to the district’s books at a time when governments here and around the country are trying to shed it. |