Measure I Forum Today at 1 pm at Davis Community Chambers
The People’s Vanguard of Davis, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, and Davis Media Access (DMA) are co-sponsoring a roundtable forum on Measure I, also known as “The Surface Water Project.” Voters will have the opportunity to vote on Measure I in an all-mail only Special Election, March 5, 2013.
The purpose of this event is:
- To enable community members to hear the perspective of proponents and opponents of the water project
- To enable community members to obtain answers to critical questions and express opinions about the water project.
Both proponents and opponents of Measure I have been invited to participate. Each side has been given the opportunity to have three people on the panel. Two of the three are considered advocates or supporters of either “No on I” or “Yes on I” and the third person is considered a technical expert on a critical aspect of the project including hydrology, financing and water policy
The proponents representing Yes on Measure I include Joe Krovoza and Alan Pryor.
Opponents representing No on Measure I include former city councilmember Sue Greenwald and Mark Siegler.
The technical experts who will be present include: Professor Graham Fogg for hydrology and Walt Sadler for water policy.
- Graham Fogg, PhD, is a Professor of Hydrogeology and Hydrogeologist at UC Davis with specific expertise in groundwater contaminant transport; groundwater basin characterization and management; long-term sustainability of regional groundwater quality; vulnerability of aquifers to non-point-source groundwater contaminants.
- Walt Sadler, PE, has over 40 years of experience both as a consultant and staff for Municipal Agencies; Past Chair of the Sacramento Groundwater Authority (SGA); involved in the design, construction, and management of numerous water supply projects including aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) wells, water supply wells, water treatment facilities, pump stations and distribution facilities throughout the Central Valley.
“The format will be a question & answer roundtable discussion among proponents and opponents of Measure I and technical experts on water,” said David Greenwald, Executive Director of the Vanguard who will moderate the forum. “Davis Media Access (DMA) is serving as a co-sponsor of the forum, which will be aired on Channel 15 and on their website at a later date to-be-determined. We’re happy to be partnering with DMA, because they are such a valuable resource to our community. It’s the reason we have teamed up with them over the years to bring town hall forums to the citizens of Davis.”
Editorial Board Members of the Vanguard encourage citizens to attend and learn more about Measure I. “The purpose of the roundtable discussion is to educate members of the community on this important issue facing voters in March. It’s an all-mail ballot issue that is just around the corner and the Editorial Board and I want to make sure that voters have the opportunity to hear both sides and ask questions,” said Greenwald. For more information about the forum please call Cecilia at (530) 400-2511.
Nice job on the forum, David.
I only wish the decision on the project was as clear to me as it is to some.
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Davis — Please let us know when the forum will be rebroadcast and/or available on DMA’s website. Thanks.
The forum was uploaded to DMA’s website yesterday. It will also air on DCTV many times in the coming weeks, but due to the short spacing between the forum and ballot drop, we prioritized getting it online. Here’s the link:
https://dctv.davismedia.org/node/39269
Thank you David for partnering once again.
Autumn Labbe-Renault
Davis Media Access