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Martin Saffer
Mar 12, 2008
1:59 pm
ombudsman

I think the County Commission should appoint an ombudsman to stand up for the community and represent its interests vis a vis Snowshoe, Thrasher Engineering, and developers in reaching a new viable lasting solution to the Sewer matter. I do not think that the present PSD nor the engineer can think broadly enough and outside of the box to encompass all the far reaching issues raised by this project. The County Commission, as Superintendent of this project, needs the help of such an ombudsman to act as a go-between between the power of government, of political interests and the power of the people and the environment.

Roger Sharp
Mar 12, 2008
2:02 pm
Re: ombudsman

George Phillips

Ron
Mar 12, 2008
3:08 pm
Re: ombudsman

If you are nominating George Phillips..I can't think of a better person. Someone who can make a decision without having personal interest cloud their judgments. Obviously, the PSD is NOT!.

Roger Sharp
Mar 13, 2008
2:35 pm
Re: ombudsman

Unfortunately I can not nominate as I am not a Po Co resident. This is just a suggestion that hopefully people of Po Co will pick up on.
George has the engineering skills, the terrain knowledge, knowledge of septic systems, a genuine desire to bring ALL parties to the table,and an excellant reputation with the people of Po Co. This probably would also eliminate some lawsuits that are in the works over the sewer project.

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