Category: City Council
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Is the City playing games for a change?
Opinion piece by Donna Westfall – February 16, 2016 – with UPDATE February 18th.- 2,023 protests against the proposed 20% increase to sewer rates were pronounced counted and in her possession by City Clerk, Kymmie Scott, at the Crescent City, City Council meeting held Tuesday night at the Flynn Center. To win, 1,716 valid protests need to…
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Who Can Sign a SEWER RATE INCREASE Protest Letter?
By Donna Westfall – January 25, 2016 – Heather Murphy, Coordinator of the signature gathering for the Crescent City-Del Norte County Taxpayers Association says, “There seems to be some confusion as to who can sign to protest the 20% sewer rate increase proposed by the City of Crescent City after being in default…
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Update on the Sewer Rate Meeting
Opinion Piece By Donna Westfall – January 14, 2016 – While signature gatherers employed by the local Taxpayers Association knocked on doors and stood at the water company, and sat at a table at Safeway collecting 9 out of 10 signatures to protest the sewer rate increase; attendance at the sewer plant was dismal by…
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The Sewer Rate Scam
Opinion Piece by Donna Westfall – January 13, 2016 – The City wants us to believe that they can repay the $40 million loan over the next 26 years by reducing 50% of the residential customers sewer rates by going to consumption based rates. I highly doubt it. When a group of us proposed consumption…
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ATTENTION SEWER RATE PAYERS
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: STOP THE MADNESS! Do you believe the City wants to LOWER your sewer bill? Take a stand with the Crescent City-Del Norte County Taxpayers Association. Log your protest vote since, as we know, when the people who want to increase our rates are also the vote counters, not all votes get counted.…
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Board of Sups Needs to Enter Sewer Rate Debate
Opinion Piece By David Markel – January 3, 2016 – We live in the Bertsch Track. In the 70’s, sewer and water lines were installed thought out this District and then the Bertsch Ocean View Community Services District was born. This District was formed by the Board of Supervisors of the Del Norte County on May 25,…
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Sewer Rate Protests – I Remember When
By Katherine Kelly – January 3, 2016 – I remember when: During the very first proposed sewer rate increase, you know, the one that was meant to pay for a newly expanded too-expensive sewer, I was at a council meeting when I heard Ward Stover, or was it Jim Barnts, maybe even Eric Weir, state…
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Sewer Rate Protest Begins
Opinion Piece By Donna Westfall – JANUARY 1, 2016 – NOTE: 1 protest per property! If you own 10 properties, that’s 10 protests. I received the PROPOSED INCREASE IN SEWER SERVICE RATES from Crescent City, City Hall. I plan to protest. I have until February 16, 2016 to hand in my protest. I’m going to…
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The City’s Pot Ban
Opinion piece By Katherine K. Kelly I rarely agree with Councilwoman Murray, but in reading the article about the City’s proposed ban on marijuana, she is right on the money. The ban paints marijuana usage with too broad a brush. Fears of large growing operations should not impede a medical marijuana user from having access…
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Reasons for Recalls and Lawsuits
By Donna Westfall Over the course of the last eight years, there were a number of unsuccessful recalls initiated. I know because I instigated or supported them against my then fellow council members; Charles Slert, Kathryn Murray, Kelly Schellong and Dennis Burns. There were also lawsuits filed against me by the City, and against the…