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Oceano Community Services District appoints all woman board

Written on 4 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

The Oceano Community Services District Board appointed two new members on Aug. 2, creating an all woman board. [Cal Coast Times] Board President Karen White, Vice President Linda Austin and Director Lori Angello appointed Cynthia Replogle and Shirley Gibson to... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district board member’s wife behaves badly

Written on 10 Jun, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 25 comments

By KAREN VELIE During a tension filled meeting earlier this month, the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board members voted unanimously to add Oceano residents’ sewer charges to their property tax bills. Even though her spouse became outraged... (Continue reading)

Oceano board president facing property liens

Written on 29 May, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 36 comments

Oceano Community Services District Board President Mary Lucey has two homes in Oceano which are facing liens because she has failed to pay her sewer bills. Lucey also serves as the Oceano representative on the South County Sanitation District Board.... (Continue reading)

Bob Cuddy, facts matter

Written on 25 Mar, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 30 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER Not much has changed for the retired Robert C. Cuddy, former reporter for the San Luis Obispo Tribune, just as he often failed to check facts for his news articles, he failed to fact check his... (Continue reading)

Oceano can’t afford Mary Lucey any longer

Written on 8 Dec, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 22 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER At the upcoming Oceano Community Services District Dec. 9 board meeting,  the directors will choose a new president to serve the district for 2016. The current board president is Mary Lucey. Lucey will not be in... (Continue reading)

Playing the racist card

Written on 10 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 24 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER Are two members of the Oceano Community Services District Board trying to stop the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District from performing a managerial audit by attempting to connect citizen volunteers to dozens of racist... (Continue reading)

Oceano board to blame for deficit

Written on 25 Mar, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 50 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER Tonight’s Oceano Community Services District Board meeting will try to answer questions that have been posed to the district since the 3.5 percent rate increase notice went out on March. The rate increase, as noticed by... (Continue reading)

Cash-strapped Oceano operating in the red

Written on 20 Mar, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 35 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Oceano Community Services District Board recently voted to raise water rates to reduce budget deficits. However, the amounts to be garnered through the higher utility rates will not cover the overspending the board has approved in... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district mounting lawsuit against the state

Written on 8 Nov, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 36 comments

By KAREN VELIE The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board voted unanimously Wednesday to file a lawsuit against the state over a $1.1 million fine in a fight that has already cost ratepayers over $750,000. In 2010, issues... (Continue reading)

Why would Paavo Ogren leave SLO County?

Written on 10 May, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 46 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER Oceano Community Services District (OCSD) is set to hire Paavo Ogren as its general manager this Wednesday night. Ogren has experience managing a community services district, but fails to mention it in his resume. He worked... (Continue reading)