Package Plant in Santa Paula
I got an email yesterday from a Santa Paula resident saying that an article in the Santa Paula Times stated that Mayor Ray Luna had made a trip to Arizona looking for a reasonable cost sewer plant.
The Mayor has stated that he will not approve any $70-$100 million plant for Santa Paula. He appears to have found a package plant in Arizona for $35 million. That sounds a little too good to be true(although we could have gotten a Vertreat plant for less) so we'll just have to wait and see what they come up with.
"Cost savings on the estimated $80 million replacement treatment plant has been the focus of Luna’s trip to Arizona, where he has been traveling facilities with Steve Owens of Perk, Inc., a treatment plant construction company. “Perk has already said they could build our plant for as little as $35 million, any system that we want"
Here is a link to the article.
posted by Gayle Washburn @ 3:05 PM
15 Comments
Links to this post
15 Comments:
Great Article.
Now we need The City Council Members to sit with Mayor Luna and figure out a way to save cost and hardship here.
If this is a savings for Santa Paula. Then for Fillmore it should be a
$50 million for getting out of the Contract with American Waters and
$61 million getting out of the high % bonds. So what about $111, million in savings.
Gayle present it to the Council Members this Tuesday May 8th.
Let the People here know about it.
Lets get Mayor Luna over here and talk about this savings $$$$$$$$.
Too little, too late! To say that you want to be a hero at this stage in the ball game will only cost the citizens thousands of dollars in penalties. Gayle, please stop trying to be a hero.
anonymous: So you would rather see us pay additional costs somewhere between $30-$100 million than risk "thousands of dollars in penalties"?
At least Luna has the decency not to use these scare tactics on the citizens.
At least Gayle is not a Crook.
Gayle is also well liked in town.
Thats more than you can say about
yourself.
Gayle,
Is it true that Mayor Conaway went to D.C. and the trip was PAID for by AMERICAN WATER CO? I also heard their is a picture of Mayor Conaway sitting next to the CEO of American Water Co .If true, then It seems there are some probbing ethics violations looming within our council.
Where is Ken Smedley when you need him! He thinks he is the king of Code of ethics. But again Hypocrites hide when one of their own goofs up again and again!
RESIGN MAYOR CONAWAY!
RESIGN COUNICL MEMBER CUEVAS!
RESIGN COUNCIL MEMBER HERNANDEZ!
Anonymous 2:02am
Whats too late is the Leadership Fillmore needs. Our Mayor is inept to lead Fillmore. The same goes for Cuevas and Hernandez. These people have took for granted the trust that was instilled to them by the citizens of this town.
Shame on you three . Ms. Walker is the only council member who has conducted herself with grace, common courtesy, and TRUST. Thankyou Ms. Walker for caring for all citizens and business owners in Fillmore.
Scare tactic talking from the queen of scare tactics please gayle you are embarrassing yourself AGAIN
gayle ,
when does construction begin on the new sewer plant?
anonymous 10:38: Which scare tactics are you referring to?
If you are talking about the scare tactics of businesses closing down you need to talk to Eduardo Gonzalez and Yanni Balanos and the people at Rite-Aid. I think Eduardo and the Balanos's were the one that started that scare tactic.
I'm curious about your apparent hostility towards me. It's a little over the top.
11:18: I don't know when the construction starts.
8:23: I do not know who paid for Mayor Conaway's trip to DC for certain without seeing a disclosure. I believe that it was paid for by the "Mayor's Water Council". I do know that their board members are American Water, Veolia and the other water privatization companies.
Gayle; 2 questions
Whats your opinion on Measure A-7?
Tommarow is the special election for Santa Paula.
Does Roy Payne work for Pinnacle ?
Code of Ethics (Updated version 06/14/05) 18 codes, Here are the one's Mayor Conaway have POSSIBLY violated.
11. USE OF PUBLIC RESOURCES
"Members shall NOT USE public resources not available to the public in general,such as City staff time, equipment, supplies or facilities, for private gain or personal purposes. Members shall NOT utilize the City's name or logo for the purpose of endorsing any political candidate or BUSINESS".
12. REPRESENTATION OF PRIVATE INTERESTS
"In keeping with their role as stewards of the public interest ,members of the Council shall NOT appear on behalf of the private interests of third parties before the Council or any board,commission,committee ,or proceeding of the City,nor shall members of boards, commissions and committees appear before their own bodies or before the Council on behalf of the private interests of third parties on matters related to the areas of service of their bodies."
FPPC regulations.
When receiving Gifts of Travel and accommodations (from American Waters) for being their Panelist.
One should disqualify himself for 1 year (Mayor Conaway) from voting on behalf of American Waters. Or is this an Honoraria which is prohibited from all Elected Officials from receiving?
AT last night's City Council meeting
Tom Ristau mentioned that Perk now raised their purposed contract to build Santa Paula any type of Sewer Plant to $40 maybe even
$45 Million.
Is this true? Or is this a ploy to avoid the truth. That there are other
Companies that can build at a cheaper price.
He also mentioned that Perk was invited to Bid but refused.
Gayle straighted up the Public.
Who is telling the Truth and who isn't!
Anno 2:03
Check the records, Perk was invited to bid but declined. Check it out, it's public record, then launch your attacks.
Santa Paula? Cost creep? Yup, there is always someone who can do it cheaper until the rubber get's closer to the road. Thats standard sales tacticks silly.
Post a Comment
Links to this post:
Create a Link
<< Home