Sharon said:
It's too bad that you feel that way. I like it here. This is a wonderful place to live. Relax and be happy.
It was a question just for reference of remembering who was pushing the water authority issue.
If the Aquia dries out in 2025 won't the county be drilling new wells also? If that's the case what difference does it make where the water is coming from now?
I love it here. That's why I work so hard to keep the community the way it is rather than letting the county come in and take over the infrastructure. I probably spend a good 20 hours a week working for or on my community is some way or another. I'd love to do this full time.....
Here's the way I see it. We, the people of CRE and other private communities, have asked the county for assistance with our infrastructure needs. When we do we are told that there's nothing they can do until the situation gets so bad that they have to come in and bail us out for health or safety reasons. Then if they do come in and help us out, they will require the membership to give up the amenities.
When I was working on the Task Force I learned that there is a lot of things the county could assist us with without spending a dime of taxpayer money in goods or services. That means not a single employee would be required past the approval process and no tax payer funds would have to be diverted. We would only need the approval of the commissioners to move forward with grant money requests, or requests for return of tax funds from the state or federal governements.
Now we're talking about water. The one thing that we simply cannot live without in the community. The animosity between the county and the WC is well published. Compounded by the fact that we are a private community... and the water company will fight to stay in control, the people in CRE will be caught in the middle. I see it coming. don't you? If the county really is bent on doing away with the water company and supplying the water themselves, this would be a perfect tool to do so.
I have been told by a county emplyee that the goal is to shut down the water company, and then to put in a county run sewer system to save the watershed. Now if George Hanson says he wants to put in a system, he can be stopped. If Calvert County wants to do it... they can't be... The price of the wells to provide the water for CRE would be on our backs either way.
I would much rather plan now for it and get it done. The last time I checked the cost to have a commercial well drilled is about $100 per foot. Based on what I have read, we are talking about 700' at todays prices. The cost of PVC goes up with the oil prices.
The lawsuits are costing us a fortune and they will continue without some kind of resolution. What would it cost the county to allow CRWC to be the supplier and allow the community to earn the money to go into the next aquifer? I'd much rather see it go that way, and yes...it would help by taking some of the burdon off and yes the county would do without a little bit of the money that they are planning to use. We would be earning the money to help ourselves not asking for a handout. CRWC is a company. This would be outsourcing and the county would benefit.
I love it here. I've just been deep enough into the reality of the infrastructure needs to realize that unless we find a way to get away from the current mindset, CRE will suffer.
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SHARON!
