HomeMy WebLinkAbout08.25.21 Board Correspondence - FW_ Tuscan Water District
From:Paulsen, Shaina
To:Alpert, Bruce;Bennett, Robin;Clerk of the Board;Connelly, Bill;Cook, Holly;Cook, Robin;Hironimus, Patrizia;
Kimmelshue, Tod;Lucero, Debra;Paulsen, Shaina;Pickett, Andy;Reaster, Kayla;Ring, Brian;Ritter, Tami;
Sweeney, Kathleen;Teeter, Doug
Cc:Buck, Christina;Hatcher, Casey
Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Tuscan Water District
Date:Wednesday, August 25, 2021 4:21:43 PM
Please see Board Correspondence below.
Shaina Paulsen
Administrative Assistant, Senior
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Suite 200
Oroville, CA 95965
T: 530.552.3304 | F: 530.538.7120
From: Susan Schrader <jazzimpressionschico@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 3:47 PM
To: Clerk of the Board <clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net>
Subject: Tuscan Water District
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Honorable Supervisor,
I do not want the Tuscan Water District to go forward. First of all, a private entity not
accountable to the larger community for how groundwater is managed is a dangerous
precedent. For instance, farmers have deeper wells than domestic well users, and if they
decide to pump the aquifer down, domestic wells dry up and trees in Bidwell park and our
urban forest will wither and die. This will be of little concern because their interests lie with
whatever is good for farmers. Second, secret meetings with no public scrutiny or input is
scary. We would have to live with whatever decisions they make about our public resource –
groundwater without us allowed to weigh in on their plan. Third, they can undertake
“improvement” projects and then put a tax on your assessment for which you will be
responsible to pay. Last, and most important, the proposed system of one acre + one vote is
undemocratic and favors the power of larger farms. Larger farms can also make things harder
for smaller farmers because they won’t need their vote. Lastly, two of the larger farms are
owned by out of county corporations. These are not all family farms.
Respectfully,
Susan Schrader
1660 Bidwell Ave.
Chico, CA. 95926
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