Clint Cord

The time has finally come to put our RED SHIRTS ON and HAVE OUR VOICES HEARD - OR THE ENTIRE COUNTY MAY BE DOOMED TO UNBRIDLED DEVELOPMENT WITH NO POWER TO STOP IT!!  This is NOT "fake news" or false alarm.. this is the REAL DEAL!!    We are being directly threatened by a potential decision that will be made either for or against us at a BOCC Hearing: 
                                      THIS THURSDAY, JULY 13th by the BOCC!!  

Many of you will recall when I sent out the original "Kiss Your Rural Lifestyles GOODBYE!" flyer to my rural neighbors warning of a MASS INVASION OF DEVELOPMENT COMING... over 350 of us stepped outside our comfort zones and attended an emergency town hall, then all of us responded IMMEDIATELYplus UNITED and reacted with ACTION!  You'll never convince me that we would have succeeded as well as we did to successfully defend our rural lifestyles if we hadn't DEMANDED our united voices be heard.  

Here's a summary of the situation:  Everyone on this mailing list has received updates regarding the processes of revising our existing zoning ordinances. There have been numerous Planning and Zoning Workshops over many months, with input from the public regarding protections against irresponsible growth threatening the entire rural county.  After months of interaction between the County and the public, after agreements were reached, Scott Poorman, Swartout's attorney, submitted HIS version of rewrites as well as threatening potential lawsuits against the County.  Ironically, WE, the taxpayer's were forced to pay Poorman's fees and court costs when he/they appealed the County's denial of Swartout's development plans!

Due to an obvious pro-growth majority bias on the Planning and Zoning Commission and I can only guess, the County's concerns about Poorman's threats to sue, plus in spite of massive public protest, Poorman's recommendations remain in tact and are now being presented to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) on THIS THURSDAY for approval! 

Prepare yourselves for this shocker:   NONE of the public testimony presented throughout the workshop hearings will be considered by the BOCC to make their decision!  Unless each Commissioner specifically orders those public records, they will only have contributions by Scott Poorman, surely Drew Dittman, Swartout's planning engineer, plus Community Development's recommendations .  We've even been told outright by one of the P & Z Commissioners that "our voices and input does NOT represent what's best for the County!"  It's even been recommended by a high ranking county official that "we" essentially back off and let the County decide what's best for the County's people and future.

DUE TO THE URGENCY AND IMPORTANCE OF OUR ACTIONS:  We have LESS THAN 3 DAYS to react with a plan of action, otherwise ALL OF OUR PAST EFFORTS may end up in vain and we'll surely lose any future development opposition efforts.

First and foremost, we need to convince the County that we are rallying rural citizens COUNTY-WIDE to protest and defend against legal language written BY AND FOR PRO-DEVELOPMENT attorneys, politicians and determined greedy developers.    Our ONLY CHOICE is to demonstrate the power of the voting public by notifying the County that we will need a large venue again, like Boswell Hall, again!

By flooding the Commissioner's mailbox directly with responses that demonstrate hundreds of us plan to attend the Hearing regarding ORA17-0001  and oppose any and all proposed changes by Scott Poorman to the existing County Zoning Ordinances.  We absolutely need to exceed the nearly 200 person capacity of the County meeting room in order to get a postponement until a larger venue can be scheduled.  This will give us time to organize (again), educate(more) and strategically plan (again).

Here is a link to email the Commissioners:  http://www.kcgov.us/contactus.asp?dept=Commissioners

If you prefer to telephone instead:  Phone: (208) 446-1600​

It is imperative for us to each react with the same alarm and intense passion we did for Swartout's rezone request!  We've proven that when our scenic landscape, wildlife habitat and rural lifestyles are at stake - and they are, but potentially worse this time as the entire RURAL County will be affectedINDEFINITELY!.  We must continue to fight for our rights to enjoy our rural lives without further threats!  

Please, contact your neighbors, civic and church groups, network on social media, submit letters to the press.. do anything and everything in your power and ability to defend our rural county lands, for everyone's sake and for generations that will follow us!

I promise to keep everyone up to date on changes plus include a lot more detail than I've covered here..  Don't hesitate to contact me and if I don't have answers, I'll do my best seek answers and report back.  

We're each counting EVERY ONE of our concerned rural neighbors to participate and support this critical opposition campaign!

Job posting for BW&S

No I did not get this in time for the Bylines and yes I took it upon myself to post!

We are seeking a Senior System Operator

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     Senior System Operator

   Bayview Water and Sewer District

Seeking a Senior System Operator or a contract company to service the district

in that capacity. Responsibilities include the coordination of safe drinking water and

the monitoring of waste water collection according to guidelines which meet the

Department of Environmental Quality criteria. Job will require some night time

and weekend work. System Operator must be knowledgeable in the installation and

operation of water valves, meters, pipe lines, collecting samples for chemical analysis,

and pump and tank maintenance. Applicant must hold current Class 1 Certificates

required for position.

     Applicants should submit resume or proposal for services by email to

               bswd637@gmail.com

                   by July 12, 2017

Go to bayviewwaterandsewer.com for more detailed information.

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

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