PART K, as in KRAPPA.
Perhaps it is because I listen to these meetings over and over and over when making these videos anyway, but it sure seems like this last one wasted a lot of time talking about insignificant issues.
The PRIORITY IS TO BE PREPARED WITH THE BARGE/FLOAT PUMPS IF OUR LAST PERMANENT INTAKE PUMP FAILS! The rest is babble. Last century equipment? Dear Lord. Word games to disguise the deceit and fraud against MR WECs for the last 37 years. Excuses and denial of responsibility for why district equipment and facilities have been so neglected for DECADES – yes, the proper use of the word.
Providing water to properties OUTSIDE THE MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT PLACE OF USE FOR MERCED RIVER WATER HAS BEEN A MAJOR FACTOR IN PREVENTING THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THIS SPECIAL DISTRICT AND LIKELY ONE IN PREVENTING A MORE SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUBDIVISION. One of the best selling points was being stolen from the subdivision and subdivision property owners were/are paying for the theft!
AFFORDABLE QUALITY WATER in a drought prone area such as these beautiful Sierra Nevada foothills? A blessing which should have been defended and protected years ago from those who exploit such RESOURCES for the sole purpose of personal/business monetary gain.
They didn’t want LAKE DON PEDRO subdivision property with water.
They wanted LAKE DON PEDRO subdivision water on their property.
Pure and simple.
Decades of special interest influence and manipulation of this district culminating to the point where a fledgling employee 20 years ago could be returned as a president of his own management company and mighty BOARD DIRECTOR on the CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICT ASSOCIATION (CSDA) to reconfigure our SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT into a GROUNDWATER SUBSTITUTION FACILITY. Why? So as to circumvent state restrictions on MERCED RIVER WATER use and supply groundwater for annexations to the district KAMPA advocated 20 years ago. All with public funds and government grants intended to assist existing customers during unprecedented drought.
An extreme minority of land developers and real estate interests manipulating this district to the injury of thousands of Lake Don Pedro property owners with no clue to what was/is going on with their water company to which they are also mandatory customers due to property ownership in the subdivision. What a scam. Built-in victims to fund a GROUNDWATER SUBSTITUTION PROGRAM for property owners not entitled to MERCED RIVER WATER. Great neighbors.
My best to you and yours, Lew
