Correspondence: July 29

Correspondence: July 29

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July 29, 2010

Thanks for a dedicated man

Just a word about a person of note in our community.

There is a gentleman who has been most diligent in serving our community for the long time.

A master craftsman, an artist in woodworking. His work can be seen in the courtroom at City Hall, and most recently in the pews at the Community (Pioneer) Church that was dedicated last Sunday.

Gar Pilliar.

We thank you.

— Howard Shelton and all persons who see your work

Thanks from Food Bank

Our thanks go out to the Christian Radio Station and all their helpers. It was a lot of work, but we really appreciate the food donations.

We received over 700 pounds of food.

Please remember, hunger lasts all year. Don’t forget to bring in your excess fruit and vegetables.

Thanks so much,

— Carole Richardson and all my helpers at the Quincy Food Bank

For Callahan

We are supporting Rich Callahan for PUD Commissioner, after following many issues at Grant Co PUD; we have serious concerns about some of the decision making by PUD management. We need PUD Commissioners with good skills in business management that ask questions. Rich has experience working with the PUD as an advisory committee member and investigated many PUD issues. We have found him well informed and involved at the PUD. He is a farmer, exporter, and businessman and not the person his opposition is painting him as.

In a recent letter to the editor, Doug Burk, former PUD employee, identified Rich as ranting at a particular meeting. At the meeting, Doug accused farmers of asking the PUD to subsidize them. Doug was inflammatory and insulting to the farmers in the room. Doug worked for the PUD when they created the season minimum charge assessed to farmers in the early ‘90s. Our PUD bills rose one third to double depending on the irrigator pump size as a result. This relates back to the PUD doing ‘cost of service studies’ where they identify large industrial users as the cheapest to serve and charge them rates below the cost of service price, claiming the rest of us are being subsidized by the PUD. We disagreed with that study and are concerned about the current cost of service study the PUD is in the process of developing. We want commissioners to make sure the study is not skewed to large power user industry again.

With several issues facing the PUD, we need strong commissioners to stand up for the local people. We want a commissioner who starts asking whether the PUD is operating at its most efficient, analyzes the long term impact, and treats all ratepayers fairly.

— Tim and Cindy Ray

Quincy Valley Post-Register

Correspondence: July 29

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