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<br />IH/1)(;I'.f,"II/",,,,'d,rr""/ItJ/!.,-.li
<br />ex.penenee an increase. mainly dw.'
<br />to health insuranc\;' and ..;alary
<br />incr\;,.lses.
<br />The net of all these numl:ll.'rs i!'> a
<br />projeell-d reserve fund inl.'rease of
<br />ahoul S540.000. The reserve fund
<br />now reflecls some of Ihe
<br />ex.pel.'talions of the Board and
<br />Dislril.'t stall We have designaled
<br />$2 million Iu go tow.lrds the nislril.'t
<br />purchasing space in Ihe proposed
<br />enlargements, Additionally, we
<br />have designated S I million to he
<br />llsed for possible purchase of walcr
<br />righls in Ihe Distril.'1. We have also
<br />identified $5 million <IS II
<br />conlingenq.' fund for Projecl
<br />repaymcnt and any possible lhture
<br />SatclY of Dams moditlc;llions,
<br />-1l1C Enterprise revislxl its budget
<br />Illr 100 I due to the slownr.:ss or the
<br />enlargement and reoperations
<br />process, as \Io'l'Il as dillcr\;,llces in (he
<br />Mkansas Valley Conduit sludy,
<br />
<br />WATER SALES & STORAGt: HATES
<br />c.,orJlnul.., 1.1:001:)
<br />
<br />For 2002, Ihe Enterprise IS
<br />implemenling a Il\;'W surchargc
<br />schlxlulc. This relleels Ihe d\;'cisions
<br />mad\;' during the implemenlation
<br />proct.'ss for Ih\;' Prdl'rrr.:d Shlrag\;'
<br />Options Illan. This will result in an
<br />incrcase lu thr.: surcJmrge collel.'tlon
<br />revenUl' inspite of the- looming
<br />de-c1inr.: in water sale-s. Iklow is a
<br />char1 rdlel.'ting the ne-w surehargl'
<br />
<br />\\ 'I HtSIOH.\(;t-
<br />
<br />Iln Di~lri!;l
<br />Ag \1,-1l:1
<br />r SI,2~ $1.00
<br />
<br />Ihe- O&M Transli:r Study, ....'e
<br />have plan.oJ an cxtraordinary ite-In
<br />in thr.: hudget. Ifthr.: study fl.'sult:-.
<br />1Il the District pursuing lhe
<br />translcr, wc have hudgl'ted
<br />$1 HO.OOO for that process.
<br />The- Ill't rcsult for Ihe
<br />Ente-rprise, including the ahove-
<br />mcnlioned r.:xtrallrdinary itcm, is
<br />a surplus of about S2,OOO for Ihe
<br />U~olll1l1gyear.
<br />Ove-rall this
<br />budgel relkcls
<br />OUl nfDislri!;\ AUT(Jra Ihe good health lIf
<br />the District as
<br />wcll as our future-
<br />plans that will
<br />hc:lp providc what
<br />$10,00 the Board and
<br />stall' believe to bl.'
<br />posilive steps ftlr
<br />the Dislrict.
<br />\Vrilll'1l by: Phil
<br />Rl'YIlOlds, ero, SITWCD
<br />
<br />StlUO
<br />
<br />'.llIh'r
<br />
<br />.S.25
<br />~.50
<br />
<br />Ralph sern's as till' only indlhlrial
<br />rl'l'rl.~l'nrati\"e Oil t1w B'l.lrJ h"sl,<1 un
<br />his 19 ye;lr~ with CF&I Sted
<br />Corporation, As \l1ll' ut' th... [<'aJin.L;
<br />alllh<lritk~ on walt:r in the Arkansas
<br />Ri\"l'r basin, hl' sfill dd'ates waf('r
<br />is.''lI'''s with his cOll('a.t;lll's Irom arllllnJ
<br />the ~tall', His wif... nl5b vears, B(lhbp",
<br />reJ.:lllarly tdl.s him f,l stow Jown. Hm,
<br />fhl' Arbnsas Valk'v n,Hi\"(' (horn in La
<br />Junt<l and ,uh'n..!illJ.( Rl'nr County Hilo!h
<br />So:huo[ in Las Animas) slays ,Klin' in
<br />till' hUsille~s he [u\'l'-..nHt'T,
<br />Whl'n Ill' J<'cidl's to <.nncludl' hi~
<br />wnrk in Ihl' WrH('r hu~int'ss h(,'11 haw
<br />lwndjl('d a[[ l)f sl.ufhl'a~ll'rn CIllllra,I,)
<br />with his ll...dinHi"n, ll'aJ('r:ohip, and
<br />,mention to .Il'fad, Finally, I askt,d
<br />Ralph how he want!.",-I fO he
<br />Tl.Il11'mb('rl.d by his coll,'alZlIl'!t Oil rill'
<br />Distrid RIlard. H(, quietly s;lid, MA., ;J
<br />(;tir and en_'nhanded pr('~I,linl.: ott"il-('T."
<br />Ralph Adkins Irut)' i~ a man th;!f
<br />cl111tinll('S to Clll)trihllll' tu his
<br />((lllll1lunit)'. pl'rslllully havl'
<br />b('nl'tirl'd /.:re-arly {rom Ralph's
<br />Il'adl'rshir anJ knowll'dge-,
<br />\l...."'~n h: :'1....... Ar",...-h",,~, U,.n,'r~1 M,m,I)..".',
<br />:'I::C\W:i)
<br />
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<br />
<br />I'Tflj,'("1
<br />
<br />'.'r)tlH'r
<br />
<br />S2,tolO
<br />
<br />S2.25
<br />SI,OO
<br />
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<br />st:lte has 10 gct imo {hl' watl'r
<br />stor:tgl' hllsin('s!t to Prutl'(f our
<br />ClIlllTadll Riwr CI.mI'Oll"t ('mull'Ill,'nl,
<br />and Ill' !tupportl> rill' ~tall' I('~islature
<br />changin/.: Cu[,'rallo wat!."r law Iu
<br />pTllvidl' l1liti~;Hion for :l/.:rKuhllr,11 tll
<br />munkipa[ Watl'r tramt~'ts, ~ut "not a
<br />moratllrnUll Iln translers. Ralph
<br />stwngly b(,It"WI> \\"1.' nl'l'll Il) ,-ll'\"l'lllp
<br />llUT Culuradu Ri\'l'r Warer sllrplk~ fpr
<br />till' hend'lt of the whole ~T;\rl',
<br />Ralph's fund",sl Ill('m"ry t"rurn his 15
<br />)'l'arS III the watl't hu~inl'ss was the ,by
<br />rrl'sidl,nt John F, Kl'nnl'Jy Glllll' 10
<br />PIll'blu 10 ~(;lrt the Fryin/.:I';ln-Arkansas
<br />PruJl'd, Sittin/.: in II\<-' miJdlc I)f nutch
<br />Clark StadiuTll, hl' rl'GIlIs th(' day' like
<br />it was y('~tl'r,-by. lit, al"l rl'ml'rnl'l'r~
<br />rill' lk'diciuion IIf the fadlitll'.~ at Twin
<br />Llkt'.s--t111' ,'nbr~l'll rl'~l'r'"tlir anJ ML
<br />Elbert I'U\H'r Plant. It W,IS an l.);(itin~
<br />day fur R'lll'h b"Calhl', "Yull l'\lIdd see
<br />the... r"-"Sults of a IUlol hard wurk."
<br />Ralph A,-Ikins' lili-' h.lS bl'!."n marked
<br />hy hard work, fl'r Ih... b~1 18 )'l'arS.
<br />Fullowing his "rl'tlr\'llll'llt" frum
<br />CF&I Ill' is ..:untinllin~ to wurk as a
<br />waler cnginl'l.r ,mJ r('al l'statl' bwkl'r.
<br />
<br />1r&\\hl'n'RMIII'
<br />
<br />RI'lurn t'I",,,
<br />
<br />schedule,
<br />Due 10 the unknown condusioll of
<br />
<br />SEc\Vcn Bnard Vacancy
<br />for EII)asu County
<br />
<br />Thl.' SOllthe~lstern Culurado
<br />Watcr COl1Sl'rvancy Distril.'t
<br />Sllhnlllll'd a petition and all ordcr
<br />fur appointmcnt of a dlfl'Ctur to
<br />fill the vacanl.'Y brought l(mh by
<br />Raymond D. Nixon's death. to
<br />Chief Judge, Tenth Judicial
<br />District. (knnis Mal'S . I)ur.:blo
<br />County and Chief Judge, FOlll1h
<br />Judicial Districl. Gilhert A,
<br />Martlncz ~ Elllaso COllllly,
<br />The District would likc to haw
<br />the ne-wly-appninll'd EI Paso
<br />Coullty direetor ready to take
<br />oflice at the January buard
<br />me-Cling, The- appliciltion dl'adline
<br />was Det:emhcr 17, 200 I,
<br />To qualify the applicantl1l11SI be
<br />a rl.'side-nl of the- District ror more
<br />than one year, owning real
<br />property wilhin Ihe Dlstrit:t and EI
<br />I)aso County, with knu\l.ll'dge in
<br />WOller malle-rs, Thl' appointllle-l1t is
<br />Illr thl' remaindl'r of Mr, Nixon's
<br />tenn, cxpiring April 2004,
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