Category: This Weeks News
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MAD OVER SEWER RATE INCREASE
At 71 years old I’m wondering how much longer I can make it. My electricity is due to get shut off on April 1st. If it weren’t for Meals on Wheels, I would have starved to death by now. Hearing about an extra $5 a month for sewer makes me angry. They are just going…
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NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
My letter is to give out information to parents in Del Norte. If you have a child that has been tested for a learning problem and given a 504 accommodation plan and is still not doing well in classes, you can contact Ms. Vervilos through the Del Norte District School Office and she may be…
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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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PART 5 – PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST #2 – CONTINUED
BY DONNA WESTFALL If you haven’t been following this series then let me bring you up to date. Many people of the public complained, including myself both as a member of the public as well as a former elected official, that the expansion component on the waste water treatment plant (WWTP) was ridiculously low at…
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QUILT RAFFLE
By Donna Westfall Robin Roberts held the door open for me at Chase Bank and in his hands he held this exquisite quilt. I’m a quilter. So, when I see something that is absolute perfection, I stop and ask questions. I’ve also put on quilt shows in Southern California. Ugly quilts, crazy quilts, historical quilts,…
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HOW DO PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS WORK – PART 4
BY DONNA WESTFALL While my first public records request dealt with the addresses for sewer users, my second deals with the 11.8% expansion component on the waste water treatment plant (WWTP). A couple of years ago, while still in the position of a council member, I would ask questions and either Charles Slert or Kelly…
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WASTE MANAGEMENT, BURNING AND PESTICIDES
BY NICOLA GROBE Please bring your trash items to the nearest waste management facility. Please recyle: Separate plastic items, metal, wood, paper in different containers. Carefully keep hazardous waste in designated container with the label Hazardous Waste to prevent pets and humans from getting injured. Hazardous waste: Batteries, motor oil, paint, paint thinners, pesticides, medication,…
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One Person Can Make a Difference
A Feb. 21 obituary gave a thumbnail sketch of the life of Mary Pfremmer. She lived a full, active life, and a long life. One sentence caught my eye: “…went back to work in getting the toll off the phone lines in Del Norte County.” I wondered if anyone caught that, and if anyone realized…
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HOW TO DO PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS WORK? – PART 3
BY DONNA WESTFALL In this case, I requested addresses of all current sewer customers. Please refer to Part 1 and 2 to bring you up to date. When City Attorney, Bob Black, replied on March 7, 2013, he also included California Government Code Section 6254.16: Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require…