Monthly Archives: April 2008

CCSD Agenda and Drafts of Audit & Fire Ordinance on AboutCambria.com

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Amanda Rice

Tomorrow’s CCSD meeting agenda looks benign at first glance. Some regular consent agenda items, a resolution authorizing payment to the county for the Leffingwell Bridge Project, committee assignments and such. The meat of the meeting audit presentation from Moss, Levy … Continue reading →

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CFRC Rates Proposal Received by CCSD

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Amanda Rice

The Cambrians for Fiscally Responsible CCSD have presented their expectations about a rate increase to Tammy Rudock and the CCSD Board of Directors. This action follows a unanimous vote to support a proposal by Michael Stoddard that was based on … Continue reading →

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Demand for Water Can Be Met

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Amanda Rice

I recently provided my five single-spaced pages of comments on the Water Master Plan Program Environmental Impact Report. Ten minutes before the deadline. I have a couple more pages, but no more time. So the Water Supply and the CCSD’s … Continue reading →

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How Monrovia Won Voter Support to Increase Property Taxes to Preserve Open Space

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Amanda Rice

Increasingly, cities are finding themselves stuck between a rock – developers – and a hard place – citizens who demand an end to seemingly endless growth and expansion. Local government is caught in the middle, working to respond to the … Continue reading →

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Groups Don’t Have To Be Their Own Worst Enemy

Posted on April 13, 2008 by Amanda Rice

The Cliff’s Notes of this Post: Are groups of people as aggregations of individuals or as a cohesive group? Of the many ways groups can defeat their purpose, two are more common: Groups tend to devolve toward simple social interaction … Continue reading →

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Acre Foot to CCSD Billing Cycle Units conversion

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Amanda Rice

I was not cut out for geometry or physics. All the rules and formulas to try to memorize or burn into my brain with repetition. In reading the Water Master Plan EIR, I once again had a brain that refused … Continue reading →

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