Category: City Council
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What is Measure Q All About: Part 2
By Donna Westfall – August 10, 2016 – The Crescent City-Del Norte County Taxpayers Association voted unanimously to oppose the 20% sewer rate increase. Here’s the argument against Measure Q:
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What is Measure Q All About? Part 1
By Donna Westfall – August 9, 2016 – The controversy about sewer rates just hit a new high, or low, depending upon your position. On the one hand, many in the public have suspected that there was outright fraud and corruption taking place on the bid, the loan and the upgrading and expansion of the…
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Shut Up and Don’t Question Anything!
By Donna Westfall – July 28, 2016 – One question I’m tempted to ask, “Is this Board of Supervisors (BOS) operating on autopilot?” It reminds me of the Crescent City, City Council of the last eight years. Does our BOS just goes along with what has gone before without ever questioning any items that come up…
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Failure of the Fourth Estate and our Political Elite as Well
Opinion Piece by Samuel Strait – May 31, 2016 – Having taken a bit of time to look around in someone else’s local political patch, I’ve come to realize that the kind of things we have unfolding on a regular basis here in Del Norte County have become the norm in politics in rural America and…
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Constitutional Rights Obliterated by Mayor Kathryn Murray
Re-published by Donna Westfall on May 26, 2016, from an article published on May 22, 2012 – In another attempt to limit free speech, Mayor Murray in Monday night’s city council meeting, May 21, 2012, cut off Gini Marie Aland during public comment stating that she was off topic. Then Mayor Murray cut off Connie…
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Kathryn Murray Does Not Uphold The Constitution
By Donna Westfall – May 26, 2016 – Why would anyone vote for someone that has a track record of obliterating the Constitution and not listening to her constituents? Let’s re-examine Kathryn Murray’s track record before and after she was on the Crescent City, City Council. In 2007: As a member of the public, Kathryn…
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MY EXPERIENCE WITH KATHERINE MURRAY
Reprinted from November 2, 2012 by Katherine Kelly – I see the local Democratic Party is endorsing Holley and Murray for City Council. Both are not what Crescent City needs. Kathryn Murray has shown us all too well where her loyalties are, and they are not in the best interest of the people. Remember, these…
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New City Finance Director Appointed
By Donna Westfall – May 19, 2016 – At Monday nights, May 16th, Crescent City, City Council meeting, Linda Lever, was approved as the new Finance Director. The last one resigned and followed former City Manager, Gene Palazzo, to the City of Gault. The City has been advertising the position since February 12th. Ms. Lever…
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Katherine Murray Has Done Nothing to Bolster Our Economy
Opinion Piece by Samuel Strait – May 16, 2016 – With the on coming June primary just over a month away, there has been a rush for local candidates and their supporters to polish up that image that will be voted on June 7th. While many of these efforts are not helpful from an informational nor…
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Why elect the same Brainless & Clueless Council Members?
By Samuel Strait – March 24, 2016 – I so often hear this continuous drumbeat of politicians who insist that they hear what their constituents have to say, then when they go in direct opposition to what they are being told, their excuse is either “this is what the staff recommended”, or “we paid $X,XXX,XXX,XXX,XXX.XX dollars…