Category: City Council
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DEL NORTE SOLID WASTE MARCH 26TH MEETING 2013
BY DONNA WESTFALL Looking back to 2013: It’s clear to me that the County understands we are in a recession and the City does not. What could make it any clearer than the 5% increase discussed at the board meeting March 26, 2013 regarding Kevin Hendrick’s 20 year longevity raise? While the County has…
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WILL CRESCENT CITY GO BANKRUPT?
BY DONNA WESTFALL After listening to our city council approve the latest $5.38/month sewer rate hike and employment agreements, I just shake my head and wonder if they realize what they’re doing. They think that by raising another $300,000, they’ll cut their $650,000 deficit on the sewer plant by almost half and all will be…
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CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT – 6 PM
BY DONNA WESTFALL Everyone has access to the city council agenda. The agenda is the road map on the discussions and votes that will take place tonight. If you want to see a copy of an agenda, you can pick one up at City Hall located at 377 J St, Crescent City, or you can…
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING, JANUARY 7, 2013
OPINION PIECE BY CONNIE MORRISON I attended the council meeting specifically to talk during public comment time about all the Special Districts in this area. There are fourteen. While reading California Controller John Chiang’s website, I learned that special districts are a way to create jobs, and more income for elected politicians and their “cronies”…
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CORRECTION TO EMERGENCY FEE ARTICLE
BY DONNA WESTFALL In Katherine Kelly’s article dated December 10th, EMERGENCY FEES OR FINES OR MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING?, it was reported that there were no 911 hang-ups in the prior 3 years, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Mayor Rich Enea called to say that there were many hang-ups; the council just didn’t request numbers on…
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EMERGENCY FEES OR FINES OR MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING?
BY KATHERINE KELLY Imagine you’re in an auto accident and after the dust has settled, you receive a bill from the City for $101. You sit back and wonder, what’s this all about? It’s called an Emergency Response User Fee Level 1 for scene safety, assessment and investigation. If you have a Level 2 Motor…
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ARE THEY NUTS?
BY DONNA WESTFALL I left the November 19th city council meeting after the public comment period. Vici Dickey was so gracious to present me with a bouquet of red roses. Janice Wilson, Eileen Cooper and Connie Morrison all expressed their gratitude for the work and service I performed while on the city council and…
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Notes from City Council Budget Meeting
By Donna Westfall – July 8, 2012 In a well organized, concise manner, City Manager, Gene Palazzo went through module after module through graphs and explanations of the dire straits of our budget. Here are some of the highlights. Brief description of the 2012 Strategic Plan: Goal 1: Support quality services and community safety to…