John Gauthiere, Paul Wood and Bill Gillard had a good meeting with Mayor Gates yesterday. The Mayor was presented with much information that he promised he would read. He was very respectful of the citizens but did express that the Council needed to trust the Water Board.John, Paul and Bill also met with Councilman MichaelContinue reading “Meetings with Council, etc.”
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Update on Flint, MI
You can read the story about Flint Michigan’s water problems on our Resource Page.
Meetings with Council, etc.
John Gauthiere and Paul Wood had an active week. They met with 2 Councilmen. They spoke by phone to Tommy Butler and met in person with Ed Clark. Both are expressing their intention to vote for the Terry Ranch proposal at this point. This coming week John and Paul have a face to face meetingContinue reading “Meetings with Council, etc.”
MASSIVE WEALTH AND POWER TRANSFER FROM GREELEY CITIZENS TO WINGFOOT/AKIN FAMILY/TALKOT CAPITAL
John G. Gauthiere, P.E. The Greeley City Council is on the verge of a massive transfer of wealth and power from the Citizens of Greeley to Wingfoot, LLC. Wingfoot, LLC is acting as a corporate veil for the Akin family and its investment banking company, Talkot Capital, LLC. Depending on the value placed on anContinue reading “MASSIVE WEALTH AND POWER TRANSFER FROM GREELEY CITIZENS TO WINGFOOT/AKIN FAMILY/TALKOT CAPITAL”
Rebuttal to Former Mayor Norton’s Nextdoor Post
In former Mayor Tom Norton’s Nextdoor post regarding the Terry Ranch project, he gave his Mayoral blessing to the project as an “excellent opportunity for Greeley…” He also touted Greeley’s existing water system as “the best municipal water system in the state of Colorado”. And on that we can agree. And yet he proposes toContinue reading “Rebuttal to Former Mayor Norton’s Nextdoor Post”
Greeley’s City Management Effectively Dropped the Ball on Permitting Milton Seaman Reservoir Enlargement in 2006
This information was compiled from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District website. See links below. https://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory-Program/Colorado/EIS-Seaman/ https://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory-Program/Colorado/EIS-Halligan/
Informational Question and Answer Meeting Terry Ranch/Wingfoot Aquifer vs. Milton Seaman Reservoir Enlargement
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SAMPLE LETTER TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL
Please feel free to use this letter to send to mayor and council as is, or make what ever changes you feel are appropriate for your situation. Just please send a letter! November 27, 2020 Honorable Mayor and Council, I wish to express my dismay at an action taken by the City of Greeley WaterContinue reading “SAMPLE LETTER TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL”
Happy Thanksgiving
Here are some thoughts to keep in mind as we celebrate Thanksgiving and struggle to preserve our mountain water supply. Citizens are the guardians of their water. Corruption impoverishes the many, enriches a few. The following quote from Edmund Burke (1729-1797) is especially fitting at this time when we are under the veil of CovidContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving”
