5.3.11 Meeting. Featuring more local citizens questioning the City about their problems involving Rio Dells CDBG aka Community Development Block Grant money which is United States Federal government money.
City cites unidentified threat to public health, safety and welfare as reasons for moratorium against development. This has never been mentioned in the public hearings
Sewer rate increase coming right after the new year. The $6 million dollar grant to fund the new wastewater system is in jeopardy as deadlines have passed. The city is now working on a very tight and optimistic time schedule to get the application completed or they will lose the grant. The city's sweetheart relationship with Winzler & Kelly appears to be coming to an end; the tension between them and the city was obvious as both sides deflected blame for the current crisis.
Note: The deficits don't match what they portrayed. by a couple of hundred thousand dollars. Now I regret the $100,000.00 popup of the last meeting...This ones about 32 minutes long.
*The council packet includes a notation buried in 7.14.09 minutes of closed session re. hiring Police Chief Graham Hill as Interim City Manager at $62,000.
The March 17, 2009 special meeting regarding Rio Dells wastewater treatment plan and an update to the annexation of Metropolitan. Councilmember Marc Barsanti votes no. Note: the change from type one efflueant to type 2.
A regular at the local bar "Mingo's" the Mayor talks about the city business cutting into his drinking time! Is this guy really the best Rio Dell can do? What a disgrace!
The previously announced public hearing for the declaration of no environmental impact to the annexations and general plan doesn't appear to be scheduled.
Rio Dell City Council votes 3-2 to move forward with wastewater treatment plant and disposal in Metropolitan. Council Members Marks and Barsanti dissenting.
