Stories tagged with: cpud
Chester CPUD Board Recall Fails- Insufficient Signatures Prevents Special Election
Chester’s recall effort to remove the Utility District Board Members amid a dire financial crisis has failed. Marcy Demartile, Plumas County Elections officer to the board of supervisors, announced yesterday, "all four submitted petitions have been found to be insufficient to recall the board... Read More.
Chester Citizens Advisory Group Takes Action: Launches Recall Effort Against CPUD Board Amidst Fire Department Turmoil
The Chester Citizens Advisory Group, seeking to recall the Chester Public Utility Board members amid the turmoil of Chester’s Fire Department, convened in an evening meeting yesterday to discuss progress on the now county-certified recall petitions. The petitions seek approval to recall CPUD board... Read More.
CPUD Expresses Disappointment as Plumas Supervisors Delay Tax Measures, Posing Threat to Chester Fire Department
The general manager for Chester’s Public Utility District says they are very disappointed in the Plumas Supervisors.The disappointment followed the board’s decision to not agendize and approve CPUD’s two tax measures during the board’s January 16th meeting, to which GM Adam Cox said threw... Read More.
Omission of CPUD Tax Measures Raises Concerns for Chester’s Fire Department
Not found on Plumas Supervisors agenda, is the approval for Chester Public Utility District's (CPUD) two parcel tax measures for the May 7, special election ballot. General Manager of CPUD expressed his concern that the omission of the tax measures from the Board of... Read More.
CPUD Board Meets to Discuss Tax Advisory Committee
Chester’s public utility district may consider a second attempt at a tax measure to save the fire department. But even if passed, funds won't be realized immediately. General Manager Adam Cox addressed this issue during the board's highly attended November meeting when the board considered... Read More.
CPUD to Phase Fire Employees and Transition to Volunteer Department
Chester Fire and Ambulance Services will begin transitioning to a volunteer department immediately.The decision was handed down after the Chester Public Utility District board agreed with the recommendations of General Manager Adam Cox.Cox added that with a volunteer department, there would still be the... Read More.
CPUD Holds Special Board Meeting Tomorrow on Closure of Fire Department
Chester residents say their voices will not be heard over the closure of Chester’s Fire Department at tomorrow’s Special Board meeting.November 14th, the CPUD board considered the closure of the fire department and phasing staff through February of next year. That decision was held... Read More.
Critical Decision Looms for Chester Fire Department: CPUD Board Delays Closure
CPUD board will delay the seemingly inevitable closing of Chester Fire for another two weeks.Chester’s FT-paid FD appears that it will no longer be; they have simply run out of money after years of placing bandaids on a gushing wound. The board stated that running... Read More.
CPUD GM Responds to Measure D Failure: Future of Chester Fire Department Hangs in the Balance as Board Convenes for Critical Meeting
General Manager for Chester Public Utility responds to the failure of Measure D to fund Chester Fire, the board's next meeting to address the impacts.In an email response to Sierra Daily News, GM Adam Cox said, “It’s a very sad day that 300 Chester... Read More.
