Comments on: Board Rules posting revised! http://www.terimurrison.com/2009/01/posting-revised/ Teri Murrison's blog & Shepherd's Crook consulting Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:10:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Teri http://www.terimurrison.com/2009/01/posting-revised/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Teri Sun, 01 Feb 2009 06:45:48 +0000 http://www.terimurrison.com/?p=972#comment-157 Hi Millie! The Board hopes to add online staff reports AND video streaming this year! I've been bringing it forward for 2 years so as you can imagine, I'm pretty excited. Hopefully the budget problems we're having won't cause us to have to delay it again. It is vitally important for the public to have READY ACCESS to the Board items. I know that there was a workshop in Calaveras County - I hadn't heard about Mariposa's. I have a feeling that the fact SWRCB member Art Baggett lives in El Portal helped Mariposa get a meeting there. When the Board is more engaged in agenda planning via the Chair, I think you will see more outreach on similar items. As it now stands, most Board members don't know what is on our agenda until the Thursday before the meeting at the earliest. That is, if the proposed Rules get three votes next Tuesday! Wish me luck. Better yet, come and tell the Board yourself! Thanks for writing, Millie! Teri PS By the way, we're planning a Water Summit - likely in March - with the TUD Board. You won't want to miss that! Hi Millie!

The Board hopes to add online staff reports AND video streaming this year! I’ve been bringing it forward for 2 years so as you can imagine, I’m pretty excited. Hopefully the budget problems we’re having won’t cause us to have to delay it again. It is vitally important for the public to have READY ACCESS to the Board items.

I know that there was a workshop in Calaveras County – I hadn’t heard about Mariposa’s. I have a feeling that the fact SWRCB member Art Baggett lives in El Portal helped Mariposa get a meeting there.

When the Board is more engaged in agenda planning via the Chair, I think you will see more outreach on similar items. As it now stands, most Board members don’t know what is on our agenda until the Thursday before the meeting at the earliest. That is, if the proposed Rules get three votes next Tuesday! Wish me luck. Better yet, come and tell the Board yourself!

Thanks for writing, Millie! Teri

PS By the way, we’re planning a Water Summit – likely in March – with the TUD Board. You won’t want to miss that!

]]> By: Millie Beranek http://www.terimurrison.com/2009/01/posting-revised/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Millie Beranek Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:53:50 +0000 http://www.terimurrison.com/?p=972#comment-156 Teri, you are right on target. For example if I wish to obtain an agenda item report on a specific land planning issue, I have to go down to the office and pay 10 cents a page for the packet. It isn't really the cost, but if an appointed county official has difficulty in following land policy issues, how about other interested persons? TUCARE, CSERC, Chamber of Commerce? Also last week you had on your agenda, the AB885 issue and the "discussion" of the sample letter. Why couldn't the "sample letter" be put put on the web site for others to comment? If would have been so easy to get comments from hundreds of concerned well & septic system owners about the costs of inspection. Really, my own personal view, there was NO OPPORTUNITY to comment at the web site or a town hall meeting for Tuolumne County homeowners. About 6 weeks ago, Mariposa County supervisors had all the big wigs from Sacramento in to answer questions. The BOS chamber was packed. Dr. Mosher issued sample letters for people to comment and it was well publicized in the Mariposa Gazette. This is a "grass roots" issue and has not been well publicized. What gives? Teri, you are right on target. For example if I wish to obtain an agenda item report on a specific land planning issue, I have to go down to the office and pay 10 cents a page for the packet. It isn't really the cost, but if an appointed county official has difficulty in following land policy issues, how about other interested persons? TUCARE, CSERC, Chamber of Commerce? Also last week you had on your agenda, the AB885 issue and the "discussion" of the sample letter. Why couldn't the "sample letter" be put put on the web site for others to comment? If would have been so easy to get comments from hundreds of concerned well & septic system owners about the costs of inspection. Really, my own personal view, there was NO OPPORTUNITY to comment at the web site or a town hall meeting for Tuolumne County homeowners. About 6 weeks ago, Mariposa County supervisors had all the big wigs from Sacramento in to answer questions. The BOS chamber was packed. Dr. Mosher issued sample letters for people to comment and it was well publicized in the Mariposa Gazette. This is a "grass roots" issue and has not been well publicized. What gives?

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