MFAD Water Rates Debate Over Proposed Increase
Directors and customers clash over a proposed MFAD water rate hike to cover district costs. Staff notes 1985 base rates, current $10 flat and 33c per 100 cu ft, with last year 125 million gallons yielding $40,248 against $66,000 costs. Needing maintenance, district faces pressure from large users including RLSD and PPC.
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Minter Field Airport District
MFAD
Kirk Nelson
Nelson
Premier Packing Co
PPC
Jeff Green
Green
KOA
Ron Miller
Kathy Miller
Richland/Lerdo
RLSD
Dan Knapp
Lerdo
Knapp
Shafter
Jim Albright
Albright
Bob Diltz
Dana Mulder
Executive Committee
Waters recalls Gulf War links to Desert Storm veterans project
Andrew Waters recounts World War II convoy duty and battles in Layte and Midway as part of Shafter High School oral history on veterans. He recalls steering during a hurricane season, dodging torpedoes, unloading LSTs and blood plasma, and witnessing large Japanese fleets before expressing view that Desert Storm was appropriate but the U.S. left too soon.
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Shafter High School
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Andrew Waters
Waiters
Manilla
Waters
Army
Navy
Calcutta
India
Midway
Layte
LST
Water
Telegraph Hill
San Francisco
U.S
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