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Poway city council member questions size of water team; city takes steps to cut own waste

Posted by: Maven on July 16, 2009 at 6:53 am

From the North County Times:

While other California cities are trimming their budgets, Poway officials are being asked to explain why the city is spending about $700,000 on a seven-member team to target water conservation.

City Councilwoman Merrilee Boyack has raised the issue a few times this year, including at last Tuesday’s council meeting. “From the very beginning, when this team was proposed to be this size, I thought it was too many,” Boyack said about the team that costs the city $680,000 in salary and benefits annually. “I think three or four (members) would probably be more appropriate.”

Boyack has asked the city manager for an explanation of what work needs to be done by the team and how many people are needed. A report is not expected to return to the council this month.

The city’s water conservation team had only one person until last April, when it was increased in anticipation of a new billing system designed to decrease water use.

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July 16, 2009 · Filed Under San Diego

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