via Beth Hahn: Friends of the Reservoirs Portland Public Water District Initiative Announcement The official announcement of an Initiative Petition to create a Portland Public Water District is set for this Thursday, July 18 at 9 a.m.. Please come stand with us at the press conference if your busy summer vacation, work, or family schedules allow such on short notice. Where: PWB Interstate Building, 1850 N. Interstate, N. Tillamook just off N. Interstate The Portland Public Water District initiative would establish a new Water/Sewer (stormwater) District within the City of Portland , removing utility management and rate-setting from City Hall politicians, setting up an independent elected board of 7 members with a limited-term chair. The board would create sorely needed oversight and accountability of the water (and sewer) Bureau, something Friends of the Reservoirs have sought for years. This board would end the archaic Commissioner-in-Charge "Czar" form of utility management. Other goals are to end City Hall cronyism in the water and sewer bureaus and to address utility rates that have skyrocketed in recent years. A very important goal is to realign water and sewer policy with community priorities. The Portland Public Water District (PPWD) memorializes Bull Run watershed protections. The Portland Public Water District prohibits privatization and regionalization of our water supply. Additional points of interest: • PPWD provides rigorous conflict-of-interest provisions where currently none exist. • PPWD establishes board eligibility waiting periods for water/sewer contractors, employees, City Hall staffers and politically-appointed advisory body members • PPWD requires disclosure of any water/sewer financial relationship be printed in the voters pamphlet
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 05:15:42 +0000
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