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Vol. 7, No. 52
Including Surrounding Communities
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December 25, 2009
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THIS WEEK
Floating phenoms
Discovery Bay waters reflected the colors of the season as a convoy of incandescent craft lit up Willow Lake.
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s another year draws to a close, it’s time once again for our annual message of thanks and good wishes to the communities that we at the Press newspaper group have been proud and privileged to serve for 10 years now. A lot has changed for a lot of people and companies during 2009, and due to the economy, not all of the change has been pleasant. Nevertheless, we hope your difficulties this year have been offset just a bit by the stories of success, achievement and caring we’ve been able to share in these pages and on our Web site, thepress.net. As we all look forward to a more prosperous 2010, we hope you’ll continue to share your lives with us and your neighbors, and we wish you a world of health and happiness along the way.
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Directors to return overpaid stipends Ruth Roberts Staff Writer Two CSD board members and one former director have been asked by town legal council to return to the district a total of more than $8,000 they received for attending meetings that did not qualify for stipend payments. According to Town Attorney John Stovall, since 2006, CSD President Ray Tetreault was overpaid $1,900, Director David
“ I have reviewed summaries of all payments made to all directors and I find that directors were in fact mistakenly paid for meetings …
” John Stovall, Town Attorney Piepho $6,563.21, and former Director Patty Knight $502.48. The stipends were paid following inclusion on expense reports filed quarterly by the directors. Stovall said Piepho has al-
ready repaid the amount in full, and Tetreault is reimbursing the amount by refusing a stipend check owed to him and paying the difference with a personal check. Stovall has asked the board for
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the authority to request repayment from Knight. Stovall addressed the stipend issue during the regular CSD meeting on Dec. 16. The subject of inappropriate payment for meetings attended by CSD directors was raised more than a year ago by resident Bob Mankin, who expressed concern over the legality of CSD directors being paid for attending the Sheriff’s Municipal Advisory Committee (SMAC) see Stipends page 20A
Landing the leviathan
A sea lion joined the hour-long fray, but three local anglers managed to haul in a big one.
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