The commissioners work will not be complete with an Upper Rogue water district that does not address the problems of all those in the county in the vicinity of Shady Cove, and within a practical service distance from any currently proposed water district.

Up here in the upper Rogue area there is a serious water problem for some residents. There are residents outside the city as well as in the city of Shady Cove that are in desperate need of dependable water. There are those in the vicinity of Shady Cove, who in good faith obtained building permits for their property from the County, having had good wells as a source of water then, but now having their wells going dry. Also within the city of Shady Cove the problem comes in two forms. People within Shady Cove that need / want water and will pay for a solution, and those that have water and see an additional living expense prohibitive.

Whether the water source is the Rogue River, as the city backed proposed district appears today, or, the water source is from the mountain springs that the Upper Rogue Water and Power group is pursuing. It is up to the Jackson County Commissioners to help in the solution of all citizens having obtained development permits from Jackson County and developed property but now find themselves in a quandary over a diminishing or negligible water supply.

The Upper Rogue Water and Power group is pursuing a source of water from under ground that would save on filtering and would need far less chemicals added to meet state standards. An engineer from SOU who has checked that source feels the water to be so abundant that Sam’s Valley could also be served, further testing continues. With a elevation drop of 1000 feet from the source, hydro-electric power can be generated the value of which could very well be enough to pay down the bonds without a property tax increase.

Let’s have a water district formed up here in the Upper Rogue that Jackson County can be proud of and target water to all our citizens in need.

Victor A. Corchero, representing "Upper Rogue Water and Power"

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Note:   The people of Shady Cove are in a continual fight over water.  Ms. Smurzynski, appointed by the mayor is spearheading a bloated “water” plan which was rejected by the voters.  But  they are charging ahead with the proposal anyway.  She is obviously in favor of government by the bureaucrats, for the bureaucrats.  The people are closed out of meetings and now the city government is leading the way for FEMA to encroach further on property rights.  One elderly couple was told they would have to completelyremodel their home…INSIDE… to comply with FEMA.
Submitted by Billie Nix....Central Point, Oregon

Shady Cove Affordable Water Group Seeking Ideas and Exploring Alternatives

(Shady Cove) -- The affordable water group seeks ideas, especially from the public, for better community water supplies at affordable costs.

Members of the group have investigated and have been to several other towns with encouraging results. Some systems are producing water from springs. Some take water from the river. There are two nearby systems producing water and also power from sources over a thousand feet above the users -- gravity systems that also produce abundant power. Thus there are examples of a variety of different successful water systems

It has been reported there are a number of high producing wells in Shady Cove . At this point, every effort is to collect reliable information, evaluate and prove possible new plans and publish results.

Call 878-8029 to provide information or to inform yourself. Or, come to a meeting. Call as the group has been meeting at various times, in Shady Cove, behind the Post Office in the mobile-home park recreation center.

A New Group Seeking A Water System 

(Shady Cove) A newly formed group led by Attorney Arthur Smith is re-planning the new water system design that was defeated in the last election.

It was reported that a survey will be taken to find out who would vote for the proposed water system. Then a new water district would be drawn to include only those who indicated on the survey that they would vote for the proposed system. Then, the group would seek the best proposal for a new water system that could be found. It was reported that leadership of the City of Shady Cove is supporting the new group.

The older Shady Cove Affordable Water Group, which won in the last election is exploring having water and power. Developing power for use or sale is said to be a way to reduce the cost of the system.

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