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Vol. 7, No. 39
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September 25, 2009
Two directors resign from CSD Home and
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by Ruth Roberts Staff Writer CSD Director Shannon Murphy Teixeira’s chair was still warm following her resignation last Friday when the board learned another seat would need filling, that of Treasurer Dave Dove. Murphy-Teixeira cited personal commitments as the reason for stepping down a year before the end of her term. “I resigned because I simply cannot give the time necessary to serve my community well,” said Murphy-Teixeira, whose term expires in 2010. “I have reorganized my priorities which include my family, career and health. I was honored to serve as the first female president during a very trying time … I think it is important to maintain the integrity of the board and represent our community with tact, class and professionalism. I believe I achieved that goal.” Her resignation letter was filed with the town on Sept. 18 and effective immediately. CSD President Ray Tetreault said Tuesday that the board was grateful for Murphy-Teixeira’s service to Discovery Bay. “She’s served the community well and we wish her nothing but the best,” he said. Then, on Wednesday, it was Dove who said he was stepping aside. At press time Dove had
not yet filed his official letter with the town, but told the Press he had called CSD President Ray Tetreault with the news, and that Tetreault had accepted his resignation. Dove said his decision to leave the board was a move MURPHY-TEIXEIRA he had long been considering, and was independent of MurphyTeixeira’s resignation. “This is something I’ve been thinking about often and for awhile now,” said Dove. “You know, you want to make a difference in Discovery Bay, but I don’t think I have lived up to the public’s expectations. At this point, my health and my wife come first. It’s a tough job and I guess my skin is just too thin. I’m done.” Tetreault said he respected Dove’s wishes, but was sorry to see him leave the board. “I’m saddened by Dave’s decision,” he said. “He was a confidant for me on the board and I will miss him. But when you keep getting barraged by people, after a while you say you just don’t need to take it anymore. It’s been an inter-
esting week.” In filling the two seats, the CSD board has the option of either appointing new directors, or holding a special election. According to Government Code, if the board chooses to appointment replacements, it must do so within 60 days of the directors’ resignation. The notice of vacancy must be posted in at least three conspicuous places in town for a minimum of 15 days prior to the appointment. Although Tetreault declined to officially speculate on which option the board would choose, it is unlikely they will go for a special election, which would be both time-consuming and costly. Tetreault did say however, that anyone interested in an available seat should carefully consider the importance of the position. “This (CSD) is a big commitment and people should consider that when they apply,” he said. “Applicants should probably also have thick skin. It’s not personal (comments the public makes to board members) but sometimes it feels that way; it’s just the nature of the beast. But that should definitely be a consideration for candidates.” Resident Walter MacVittie said following Murphy-Teixeira’s resignation that he undersee Directors page 21A
Critics’ mistrust over Delta plan continues
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If you’ve got a home or a garden, or hope to have a home or a garden, or just like to read about them, this is your lucky day.
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Hold the salt The Discovery Bay CSD Board has agreed to pay $10,000 to become members of a salinity management coalition.
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Lions eat Cardinals
by Dave Roberts Staff Writer Local advocates for the Delta are wary of a plan whose purpose is to save the Delta, based on the questions and concerns voiced by many of the hundred people in the Brentwood Senior Center Saturday morning for a workshop on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP). Among the plan’s chief critics is a group called Restore the Delta (RTD). Oakley City Councilman Bruce Connelley and RTD Board Member Roger Mammon stood outside of the center passing out a flier that argues that the BDCP is “a tool for ensuring reliable water supplies for export … (and) a tool for the Schwarzenegger peripheral canal strategy.” Among its many recommendations, the BDCP calls for the construction of a canal along the eastern edge of the Delta to convey fresh water from the Sacramento River and ship it south, bypassing much of the rest of the Delta. Local advocates are concerned that this would result
Lion fans left Ohmstede Field happy as Liberty won its homecoming game against the visiting Lowell Cardinals from San Francisco last Friday.
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Many local boaters are concerned that construction of a peripheral canal in the east Delta will harm water quality in the south and west Delta. in decreased water quality in the southwest Delta where East County is located. The flier criticizes the representation on the BDCP steering committee, arguing that the mem-
bership is skewed toward those favoring the canal plan. And it slams the BDCP workshops (the meeting in Brentwood was the first of four scheduled over 10 days in Delta communities),
calling them “another exercise in futility” because the steering committee and particularly “the water export agencies have final see Delta page 21A
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