Saturday September 10th

Letter and Comment

Norma Jean & Chris:

I would like to thank you both very much for running in the election yesterday for positions on the BW&S Board.  I sincerely appreciate that you both were willing to step up and give voters a choice.  You both can hold your heads high for running an ethical race and not passing out misinformation regarding voter status. 

It is unfortunate that those elected will not be watching out for their customers, the employees and the district operations.  The problem has been that the previous newly elected board members (last couple of years) have been seen around town discussing board business without other board member present and with some members of the general public, which violates open meeting laws.  They are not transparent and any chance they get, slam the previous board under Chuck Waller, without knowing or listening to the facts or the reasoning behind their actions.  It is disgraceful and everything that the new board accuses the past board of doing is done 10 fold under their watch.  I personally feel that those board members residing on the Cape and in Bonner County could care less about those actually residing in the town and in Kootenai County. I base this on their actions, defensiveness, and attitudes, which has been apparent and hostile at many board meetings.  The voters retained Rich, which will be more of the same.  Robyn is newly elected and from my understanding the same philosophy is shared.  Maybe, Jan,  the newly appointed can be a voice of reason to the others.  I sincerely hope that the face of the office will also show more professionalism, customer service and respect to ANYONE that she encounters and a daily basis.  ANYONE that interacts with her is a customer, be it an employee, board member, other contractors and the general public.  This is Customer Service 101 and she is the face of the district.  Good luck, all. 

JMB

Unofficiall Election Results

Thank you all for voting: I may have lost but I will still be looking out for you!

BAYVIEW W&S DIRECTOR 1
          Vote for  1
           Robyn Edwards .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        86   58.11
           Norma Jean Knowles  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        62   41.89
                   Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       148

          BAYVIEW W&S DIRECTOR 2
          Vote for  1
           Richard E. Doney .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        94   63.51
           George "Chris" Gormsen .  .  .  .  .  .        54   36.49
                   Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       148

VOTE May 16th

The election for Bayview Water & Sewer Board is May 16^th. Please vote.

Things to consider while you contemplate who to vote are:

Has change led to an improvement for all within our Community? Change can happen but is that change ultimately benefitting a few rather than the whole community?

Improvement in systems and processes IS the ultimate goal for any public entity.

How is your customer service?

Is the current Board adhering to State statues and the “Open Meeting Manual”?

Do the current employees feel valued?

Customer service for me is one of the most important aspect of any business. I had a boss who wanted all customers  to “experience customer service beyond their expectations”. If elected this would be part of my goal for BW&S.

I do have the ability to acknowledge and utilize resources – allowing me to ask questions of skilled experts, verify facts and make decisions that are based on laws and regulations which are designed to serve the common good for everyone.

Making decisions based on incomplete or inaccurate facts is detrimental to business operations – I will work to establish an agenda for improvements vs impose a pre-determined agenda which has been designed by a select few.

Do you believe that you the customers are valued? YOU after all are Bayview Water & Sewer.

VOTE

Do you know?
Not registered to vote? Bring your Idaho Drivers License to the polls along with proof of residency (utility bill, cable bill, etc that shows your residence). Simple, register and VOTE please.

Vote May 16th Bayview Water & Sewer

Hello all –

Per a phone conversation with Kootenai County Elections office: A voter wanted to verify information that a current Board Director was telling people around town they are only eligible to vote for BWSD board seats if they are the owner and receive a blue post card bill in the mail.  A current Director has told this to several people in Bayview. Eligibility is based on address of the registered voter, not ownership of the property.

Please share this information with anyone who may have been told they cannot vote!!!!!!!

 If you have questions whether your registered address is eligible, please contact Kootenai County Elections @ 1-208-446-1030.

Spring Derby Official Report

 Hello everyone, 

Here are the official standings after fish verification and final fish weigh ins. Corrections have been made to names, weights and the Youth A Division. Sorry for any confusion.

Rainbow Division

Vali Moore - 17.36 lbs. 34.5"
Rodney Vandever - 15.90 lbs. 31.5”
Jeff Baugh - 14.48 lbs. 33.5”
Brad Sturgis - 14.28 lbs. 33"
Calvin Nolan - 14.00 lbs. 31.25"

Mackinaw Division

Scott Plue - 23.34 lbs. 36"
Derek Blanchard – 22.90 lbs. 37”
Harvey Rutherford - 20.26 lbs. 37
Randy Mikels – 19.92 lbs. 35.5 lbs.
Becky Morrison - 19.72 lbs. 38”

Junior Division - 14 to 18 years old

Zac Kohal - 15.96 lbs. 37"
Luke Stebbins - 10.78 lbs. 28”
Patrick Elmore - 10.60 lbs. 23

Youth A Division 9 to 13 years old

Carson Laybourne - 15.56 lbs. 32.5"
Jenny Elliott - 14.40 lbs. 31"
Londyn Steckman - 10.34 lbs. 29.5”

Youth B Division 0 to 8 years old

Jackson Sifford - 15.90 lbs. 33.25”
Jace Chapman - 12.46 lbs. 29"
Mason Nett - 11.72 lbs. 29

German Brown Division

Scott Plue - 4.52 lbs. 26.75

Mac of the Day

4/29 - Becky Morrison - sponsored by Mirror Lake Golf Course
4/30 - Derek Blanchard - sponsored by Sandpoint Marine and Motorsports
5/1 - Jim Carothers - sponsored by Pacific Steel and Recycling
5/2 - Joseph Eicher - Dr. Benjamin Hull DDS
5/3 - Scott Plue - Trolling Solutions
5/4 - Raleigh Turley - Pierce Auto Center
5/5 - Gale Belgarde Sr. - 16.52 - R&R Logging
5/6 - Harvey Rutherford - Pend Oreille Charters
5/7 - Dennis Pringle - Unique Tire & Suspension


Thanks again for all the support and getting the results out to everyone.

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