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Morro Bay 50th Celebration Helps Fund ‘Those Who Wait’ Statue
The Morro Bay 50th Celebration Committee recently contributed $2,500 toward completion of a public art sculpture to be installed at Target Rock near the entrance of Morro Bay Harbor. Central Coast Women for Fisheries has been working to raise funds for the larger-than-life-size bronze sculpture of a woman and two children looking out to sea. Titled “Those Who Wait,” it is dedicated to the families of fishermen who wait on shore.
The Morro Bay 50th Celebration Committee hopes to make additional donations to the project as fundraising activities continue. The goal is to have the legacy art project fully funded before the end of Morro Bay’s 50th Anniversary year, along with the completion of several other community projects, including the burial of a time capsule and the planting of 50 cypress trees at key locations in the city. For the latest on all 50th Anniversary activities, go to Morro Bay 50th.
Information about the sculpture project and how to donate is available at Central Coast Women for Fisheries.
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Art After Dark - from Cheryl Strahl
I would like to invite you to join me at Growing
Grounds Downtown in SLO on Friday evening, June 6,
from 6 - 9pm. I will be the featured artist and
will have some new photography - as well as the
old standards - on display and for sale. My show
will include tiles (with or without stands),
greeting cards (also suitable for a 5x7 frame),
various sizes of matted pieces, and framed pieces
- as well as several images printed on canvas and
metal. Most of my photography is printed on
metallic paper.
It will be a fun night with live music by the
local lively Dixieland jazz band, Crustacea - and
wine pouring by Filipponi Ranch Cellars!
The party will be on the patio / garden area in
the back of the store. And the store itself will
be a real treat if you have never visited Growing
Grounds Downtown before! |
From the
Cambria Community Services District
Conservation Rebate Program Closes for Fiscal Year, Will
Resume on July 1, 2014
District Reports $29,325 in Total Payments for Low-Flow
Toilets, Washers and Water Tanks
Cambria, CA – May 29, 2014 – The Cambria Community
Services District (CCSD) today announced that its
conservation rebate program has ended for the current
fiscal year after paying a total of $29,325 to customers
who purchased water-saving appliances and plumbing
fixtures.
The program will resume with newly budgeted funds on July
1, the start of the 2014-15 fiscal year.
As of the end of April, the CCSD had paid 302 rebates in
2013-14 for low-flow toilets, washing machines and water
storage tanks. These included: 79 rebates, totaling
$7,275, for installation of low-flow (1.28 gallon) toilets
replacing higher-capacity models, 72 rebates, totaling
$14,350, for water-efficient washing machines, 151
rebates, totaling $7,700, for installation of water
storage tanks.
Payments under the rebate program range from $50 to $200,
depending on the water-saving equipment purchased. The
CCSD pays $200 for purchase of a water-efficient
(front-loading) washing machine that replaces a
less-efficient older model. Installation of a storage tank
for landscape watering earns $50. Replacing a 1.6-gallon
toilet with a 1.28-gallon model earns $50 for each toilet
replaced. Rebates of $75 are paid for replacement of
higher-capacity toilets such as 3-gallon models.
CCSD customers who want to learn more about the rebate
program can call 927-6223 or email the CCSD’s
Administrative Technician III Cortney Upthegrove at
cupthegrove@cambriacsd.org.
ADJUSTMENT OF SURCHARGES
CCSD Adjusts Surcharges in Emergency Conservation Program
Limits on Residential Water Use Are Unchanged; Penalties
for Exceeding Allotment Are Now Capped at 500%, with No
Threat of Service Cutoff
CAMBRIA, Calif. – May 27, 2014 -- The Cambria Community
Services District (CCSD) today announced that it has
adjusted the surcharge formulas for residential water use
under its emergency conservation program.
At its regular meeting on Thursday, May 22, the CCSD Board
of Directors made the following changes affecting both
full-time. For customers limited to four units per billing
period (two units per month), the surcharge is now 100% of
the normal rate on the amount over four units, up to eight
units. The new rule applies to all part-time residential
customers and vacation rentals, as well as to full-time
residents living one to a household. For example, if a
resident in this category uses six units in a billing
period, the two units over the four-unit limit – not all
six units – would be billed at double the normal rate. (A
unit is one hundred cubic feet, or approximately 748
gallons)
Over eight units, 500% surcharge would continue to apply
as in the original emergency rate structure. As before,
residents may request an increase in their allotment by
filling out and submitting a Permanent Resident
Certification
Form. Households with two or more full-time residents will
be allotted four units per billing period for each
resident
(eight for two residents, 12 for three, 16 for four,
etc.). Usage over these limits – not total usage – is
subject to a
surcharge of five times the regular rate, in addition to
the regular charge. As noted above, customers with a limit
of four units will also pay a 100% surcharge on any
amounts between 5 and 8 units.
- Surcharges above 500% have been eliminated. The
surcharge schedule for first-time overuse will apply to
all billings.
- The shut-off penalty has been eliminated except for
customers who do not pay their bills. Customers who
repeatedly use more than their allotment will not face the
threat of losing their water service, though they will
continue to pay
Limits and surcharges for commercial customers remain as
before.
“These adjustments reflect an effort to make our emergency
conservation measures as fair as possible while
maintaining their effectiveness,” said CCSD General
Manager Jerry Gruber. “Cambrians have responded extremely
well to the current conservation plan, and we wanted to
eliminate any provision that can be seen as an unfair
burden. At the same time, the decision was made to keep
the keystone of the plan – its allotments for full- and
part-time residents -- in place. We remain in a severe
drought and this is no time for us to let up in our
efforts to save water.Read About More Events on Page 2
Visit various local city sites for their upcoming events listings: Los Osos, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria. |
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