BAYVIEW:
Issues to be considered
Posted: Wednesday,
May 13, 2015 12:00 am
The Bayview Water and
Sewer District has two Board Positions up for election. It appears that some of
the candidates and their supporters have a misunderstanding of facts regarding
the operation of the district and laws governing the district.
One issue is regarding
the district election for board positions. The claim is that there have been no
elections for 20 years. The elections are under the control of a County
Department. For several years there have been only a single candidate for each
board position. According to Idaho Code (Title 34, Chapter 14), the sole
nominee is appointed to the office if the position is uncontested.
Another issue that is
not properly characterized is the existence of a Waste Water Permit. A claim
has been made that we are operating without this permit. At the April Bayview
Water and Sewer Board meeting, Ellery Howard, an engineer with JUB Engineering,
presented this permit to the board. All the candidates for the board positions
were present during the discussion regarding the permit.
A third issue is a
complaint that Bayview Water and Sewer is following the State Code regarding
record requests. Would people have us ignore State laws because it is not
convenient for them? The law is to enhance transparency.
CHUCK WALLER
Bayview
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