AboutCambria.com Celebrates Six Months Online

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On November 12, 2007 AboutCambria.com posted it’s first and second articles: “Why did You Protest the Rate Hike?” and “Who Should Be on the Citizen’s Rates Committee?”. Now, six months later, the CCSD has invited the town to attend a rates/budget workshop so they can move forward and increase the water and wastewater rates. Along the way, the number of people visiting and contributing to the conversation continues to grow.

As the site’s administrator, I’d like to thank a few of the people whose input and support have made this site more useful and easy to use. For writing, loaning documents, suggesting navigation and visual changes, adding comments and information and spreading the word about the site to Cambrians all over town. And so, without further ado, and in no particular order, thanks go to: Leslie, Charlotte, Anne, Frank, John M., Jerry M., Muril, Lauren, Karla, Peter C, Janice, Elizabeth, Doug B., Steve F., Valerie, Deborah, Jim K., Raul, and Gordon.

In the very early days of the site, Ken and Rick did more to help develop the site’s privacy and participation guidelines than any experience or education I possessed. Although I didn’t think of it as helpful at the time, talking about the site with them (and Mickie and Greg) helped me understand the importance of passion and commitment, no matter what the endeavor. And nearly everyone else keeps me balanced by reminding me the critical role a good sense of humor plays in the larger scheme of things.

Since the Budget & Rates Workshop is tomorrow, here are most of the pages that are about rates that have been posted since Novermber 2007:

• CCSD 2006-2007 Operating Budget

• 2008 CCSD Objectives

• Rates, Rates everywhere, but ne’er a drop to drink

• Rate-Setting Resource from EPA

• See how rates COULD be expressed

• CFRC Rates Proposal Received by CCSD

• CCSD Budget and Rates Meeting Schedules

• Rates and Budget Workshop “Study Guide”

• Draft of Proposed Budget with Rate Increase Available Today

• Setting water rates isn’t easy – but it isn’t rocket science either.

Thanks go to each and every person who visits, reads and contributes to making AboutCambria.com and the “real world” Cambria a better place for everyone.

Keep your eyes on AboutCambria.com for more background and more news of what’s to come for our community.

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