So the problem is the cost of elections, the $10,000 the city spent on the redistricting challenges, the water district boundary adjustment to exclude MHP voters. All the while our federal tax money is going to spread democracy in the Middle East. To have a valid majority citizen consensus on spending public moneys is what the USA is all about and the lingering USA Armed Forces Veterans living here are somewhat adamant about this.

On to the sewer update;

The validity of the proposed update should be a question! The election is being held but with facts rather veiled from a public left uninformed. The validity of the issue is left to an assumption. Do we need/want this update? A 40-year loan on a project with less that 10 years of possible utility?

This update should be presented in 2 scenarios,

City water availability--- population (now 2450) will double (4900) in less than 10 years. The present sewer site with an update cannot possibly handle more than 4000 population. Per SC Public Works Dept. the 2.8 acres will not accommodate real growth. A NEW SITE WILL BE REQUIRED ASAP at a cost of many more MILLIONS of DOLLARS. We had better start saving up!

No city water availability --- the city population growth will be slow and the present sewer billing of Operation and Maintenance moneys presently being collected will finance necessary updates. The population figure of 4000 still stands but it will be further into the future. Saved SDC funds can provide a grand nest egg for a probable new site and expansion.

To worry about the economy, economic conditions, and savings realized with timeliness, well you tell me!

Spending any Shady Cove Sewer users money on chlorine use must be questioned The outdated chorine injection process is obsolete and this process soon must be eliminated and changed to a safer process. A proposed large expense at the plant to insure the total removal of any residual chlorine in the out-fall to the river is part of this design. To eliminate the use of chlorine is now a safety recommendation, but when will the use of chlorine in a city sewage facility be outlawed? Could be just a few years, per Shady Cove Public Works.

To eliminate the spending of city moneys on projects of such short lives is exactly what merits the cost of any moneys spent on an election.

To have the vast majority of the citizens behind, favoring, trusting and together with financing a project is the grease that runs a Democracy smoothly. Just ask President GW Bush

Question:

If the present Shady Cove sewer plant had been completed to it's original 4000 population design, would we not now be planning for the eventual site that will be able to accommodate the future?

George did state that the plant can now handle 450,000 gallon flows, that is a population of 4000. Also stated was that present dry weather flows at the SC sewer plant is 280,000 gallons.

To continue a $100,000 yearly manhole repair program to reduce ground water infiltration is wise and necessary in any case.