Showing posts with label public comment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label public comment. Show all posts
Monday, August 8, 2011
Board Meeting Reminder
This month's board meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 10th at 10 a.m. The agenda was posted last Friday morning if you want to have a look at it. Becky also posts it on the website at http://www.pcwd.org/ if you prefer to use the Internet. As always, the public is invited to attend and we hope to see you there.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Board Meeting
Just a quick reminder to let everyone know that there is a board meeting on Wednesday, June 8th at 10 a.m.
The public is invited to attend. The minutes from the last board meeting are posted on our website at http://www.pcwd.org/.
The public is invited to attend. The minutes from the last board meeting are posted on our website at http://www.pcwd.org/.
Monday, February 14, 2011
March Board Meeting
For those of you who like to plan ahead, our next board meeting will be held on March 9, 2011 at 10 am in th board room at the water district office. You can mark your calender now. We hope you can attend.
Board meetings are always held on the second Wednesday of each month. If you would like to see the minutes from the past meeting, Becky posts them on our website at http://www.pcwd.org/.
Board meetings are always held on the second Wednesday of each month. If you would like to see the minutes from the past meeting, Becky posts them on our website at http://www.pcwd.org/.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Town Crier meeting
The local meeting of the Idyllwild Town Crier was held this morning at the Water District Office. We had a wonderful turn out. Breakfast, consisting of breakfast enchiladas and apple cobbler, tea and coffee was served. It was a great meeting and Grace and JP were issued Certificates of Appreciation from us here at the Pine Cove Water District. We think they do a great job!
Friday, September 3, 2010
Transparency
For all those who are not aware of how the water district operates, the Pine Cove Water District is governed by a 5 member Board of Directors. The General Manager, Jerry Holldber reports to the Board of Directors. Each Board member receives a check for $50 for each meeting attended.
Our current Board consists of Tom McCullough who is our Board President. Mike Esnard is our Board Vice President. Lou Padulla serves as our Secretary/Treasurer. Joel Palmer and Dan Fandrich are Board Members. Their pictures are posted on the side bar of the blog. If you see them out and about, please do not hesitate to stop and introduce yourself or say hello to them. They are all respected members of our Pine Cove community and do a wonderful job making decisions in the best interest of the District.
Our Board meetings are open to the public and are held on the second Wednsday of each month. We look forward to seeing many of you at the meetings.
Our current Board consists of Tom McCullough who is our Board President. Mike Esnard is our Board Vice President. Lou Padulla serves as our Secretary/Treasurer. Joel Palmer and Dan Fandrich are Board Members. Their pictures are posted on the side bar of the blog. If you see them out and about, please do not hesitate to stop and introduce yourself or say hello to them. They are all respected members of our Pine Cove community and do a wonderful job making decisions in the best interest of the District.
Our Board meetings are open to the public and are held on the second Wednsday of each month. We look forward to seeing many of you at the meetings.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Board Meeting
The March Board Meeting will be held tomorrow, March 10th at 10 a.m. The agenda is posted and we hope to see you there.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Stage I-what do you think?
Our General Manager, Jerry Holldber, feels that we should stay in Stage I water conservation, which is voluntary compliance. However, some people question why, with all the rain and snow we have been having, don't we just drop out of Stage I. We would like to find out just how you, our customers, feel about this.
To refresh your memory, in Stage I we ask for voluntary compliance. Customers are asked to conserve, when possible, the amount of water that is used for necessary domestic and business purposes. We ask that they fix leaky plumbing, prevent irrigation runoff, refrain from washing down sidewalks, driveways and parking areas. Avoid sprinkling unplanted areas for dust control. We encourage our customers to utilize wood chips, which we are giving away FREE, and mulch around all plants and trees to minimize outside watering.
Water rates remain the same as when we are not in any stage alert up until the 4th tier which is 18,000 to 24,000 gallons. In that tier the rates go from $5.50 per thousand gallons to $6.00 per thousand gallons. Tier 5 is 24,000 gallons to 30,000 gallons and rises from $7.00 per thousand gallons to $9.50 per thousand gallons. The last tier is over 30,000 gallons and that price jumps from $8.00 per thousand gallons to $14.00 per thousand gallons.
The vast majority of our customers use less than 18,000 gallons per billing period. The three highest rates affect only about 2% of our customers. 98% of our customers are not financially penalized in any way by the water district being in Stage I Water Conservation.
Being in Stage I also brings awareness to our customers of the need to conserve. By law, being in Stage I also gives us the right to offer rebates on things like low flow toilets. If we drop out of Stage I, then a Public Hearing must be held if we need to go back into Stage I in the future.
Staying in Stage I does not mean we are out of water or are going to be running out soon. It makes people aware of the need to be careful with our water so that we have all we need, now and in the future. It does not create any hardships for the majority of our customers and the water district is not making money off of it. Just the opposite in fact. The more people conserve, the less revenue the water district takes in.
But even though it affects our bottom line, we still feel that conserving water now and in the future, is the responsible thing for us to be helping our customers do. We care about Pine Cove, the environment and our customers. Conserving now assures us of a good water supply in the future. By conserving, being aware of our water situation, staying vigilant, and looking at alternative water sources such as rain water harvesting, we would hope to put off having to go to the more drastic stages of Mandatory Compliance in a Stage II situation or worse, Stage III, which is Mandatory Emergency Restrictions. Waiting until things are getting desperate to move into a Conservation Stage is not good water management.
We feel that we are doing what is right for the district and for our customers by staying in Stage I for now. What do you think? We want to hear from YOU!! Please leave a message here on the blog or email us at Jerry@pcwd.org. Call Becky or Vicki at 951-659-2675. Write us a letter and mail it to PO Box 2296, Idyllwild CA 92549 or drop it off at the office, located at 24917 Marion Ridge Rd. Tell us what you think and why. Are you concerned with the future of Pine Cove, our earth, the environment? Do you think conservation efforts are worth while? Do you think you have an adequate water supply for your needs? We will be waiting to hear your thoughts.
To refresh your memory, in Stage I we ask for voluntary compliance. Customers are asked to conserve, when possible, the amount of water that is used for necessary domestic and business purposes. We ask that they fix leaky plumbing, prevent irrigation runoff, refrain from washing down sidewalks, driveways and parking areas. Avoid sprinkling unplanted areas for dust control. We encourage our customers to utilize wood chips, which we are giving away FREE, and mulch around all plants and trees to minimize outside watering.
Water rates remain the same as when we are not in any stage alert up until the 4th tier which is 18,000 to 24,000 gallons. In that tier the rates go from $5.50 per thousand gallons to $6.00 per thousand gallons. Tier 5 is 24,000 gallons to 30,000 gallons and rises from $7.00 per thousand gallons to $9.50 per thousand gallons. The last tier is over 30,000 gallons and that price jumps from $8.00 per thousand gallons to $14.00 per thousand gallons.
The vast majority of our customers use less than 18,000 gallons per billing period. The three highest rates affect only about 2% of our customers. 98% of our customers are not financially penalized in any way by the water district being in Stage I Water Conservation.
Being in Stage I also brings awareness to our customers of the need to conserve. By law, being in Stage I also gives us the right to offer rebates on things like low flow toilets. If we drop out of Stage I, then a Public Hearing must be held if we need to go back into Stage I in the future.
Staying in Stage I does not mean we are out of water or are going to be running out soon. It makes people aware of the need to be careful with our water so that we have all we need, now and in the future. It does not create any hardships for the majority of our customers and the water district is not making money off of it. Just the opposite in fact. The more people conserve, the less revenue the water district takes in.
But even though it affects our bottom line, we still feel that conserving water now and in the future, is the responsible thing for us to be helping our customers do. We care about Pine Cove, the environment and our customers. Conserving now assures us of a good water supply in the future. By conserving, being aware of our water situation, staying vigilant, and looking at alternative water sources such as rain water harvesting, we would hope to put off having to go to the more drastic stages of Mandatory Compliance in a Stage II situation or worse, Stage III, which is Mandatory Emergency Restrictions. Waiting until things are getting desperate to move into a Conservation Stage is not good water management.
We feel that we are doing what is right for the district and for our customers by staying in Stage I for now. What do you think? We want to hear from YOU!! Please leave a message here on the blog or email us at Jerry@pcwd.org. Call Becky or Vicki at 951-659-2675. Write us a letter and mail it to PO Box 2296, Idyllwild CA 92549 or drop it off at the office, located at 24917 Marion Ridge Rd. Tell us what you think and why. Are you concerned with the future of Pine Cove, our earth, the environment? Do you think conservation efforts are worth while? Do you think you have an adequate water supply for your needs? We will be waiting to hear your thoughts.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Board Meeting
Our next board meeting will take place next Wednesday on February 10 at 10 am. I hope you will be able to attend. You can read the minutes from past board meetings on our website a pcwd.org.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Board Meeting Reminder
Tomorrow, Jan. 13, 2010, is the first board meeting of the new year and of the new decade! Board meetings are held each month on the second Wednesday at 10:00 am. They are open to the public and we would welcome your attendance as well as your comments. You can check our website for agenda and minutes details. Our website is pcwd.org. Hope to see you there.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Board Meeting
Happy New Year to all! We hope it is a wonderful, blessed and propserous 2010 for all of our friends, neighbors and customers here on the hill. Our first board meeting of the year is scheduled for next Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 10:00 am. We welcome you to come and attend a board meeting. We would love to hear your input. Mark your calendars and we hope to see you there.
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