pro-con water dialog

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follows is a policy letter sent to mobile park owners by Shady Cove Water and to Vic Corchero. At end is point by point response to arthur Smith by Vic Corchero. note: Vic received no response.

Statement of policy towards Mobile home Parks issued by the organizing committee to create a water district for Shady Cove.

1. The five Mobile home parks in Shady Cove will not be included in the proposed water district. Neither the land nor the mobile homes on the land will be included in the tax base of the new district and water will not be delivered to them at this time.

2. Provision will be made in the size pipe laid out side of these mobile home parks so that any one or more than one of them or all of them could be included in the district at a later time in the event that their well or wells should fail. Fire hydrants will be installed on these pipes and the location of these hydrants will be decided by the district after consultation with the fire department.

3. Provided that the district has the capacity to do so the district will admit any or all of the mobile home parks to the district and supply them with water on the following basis:

......A. the owner of the park and at least 60% of the tenants in the park shall ask in writing to be included in the district.

......B. the owner of the park shall pay for the installation of a meter and a back flow device at the meeting point of the public way and the park property in order to connect to the water system existing in the park and shall agree to be the customer of the water district. If the owner wishes the district will sell him individual meters at cost which he can install at the individual mobile homes at his expense.

......C. inside the park water will flow through the existing pipes to the individual mobile homes and it shall be the responsibilty of the owner to maintain those distribution pipes.

......D. the owner shall pay a service connection charge to the district. The amount of this charge shall be calculated by the district on the same basis as it would charge any developer of land coming into the district for the first time.

4. The organizing committee will recommend that this policy be adopted by the Shady Cove District once it is created.

Vic received the committees statement of policy for his thoughts:

----- Original Message ----- (early contact, a computer virus lurks in the air)
From: "Arthur Smith" <arthursmith@ccountry.net>
To: "Victor Corchero" <corchero@ccountry.net>
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: fundraising2k
Vic this is the e-mail you sent me that I opened, and it had all he
"computer garbage" in it. Did you figure out what I meant by
"computer garbage?" Does it have a virus in it? Did you get the Policy on
Mobile Homes that the Committee created and sent to the owners? What do
you think of it? Arthur

---- Original Message ----- (a virus prevails, let's rid ourselves of it!)
From: Vic Corchero <corchero@ccountry.net>
To: Arthur Smith <arthursmith@ccountry.net>
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 11:01 PM
Subject: Re: fundraising2k
Yes, that fundraising2k seems to be a title to something sent on by
the virus. I got one directly from Jackson County Democrats, I've let Leon
know they may be a source. I believe it got into my computer e-mail address
list and randomly picked a stored 1999 letter to the editor plus the
garbage and sent it on. I don't understand all that is involved with this virus
thing. I have since deleted my whole address list, rebooted my computer, which
is a major undertaking I would not wish on anybody. So continue to not open
attachments without confirmation that it was intentionally sent by a
trusted acquiantence. I'm convinced the world would be a better place without
computer viruses! Vic

----- Original Message ----- (opportunity, and with a good question to answer)
From: "Arthur Smith" <arthursmith@ccountry.net>
To: "Vic Corchero" <corchero@ccountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: fundraising2k--what about the mobile home policy?

Hi Vic-- Did you get the mobile home policy statement I sent you? What
do you think of it? Arthur

----- Original Message -----(oportunity knocks, and with the help of Quien Sabe)
From: "Vic Corchero" <corchero@ccountry.net>
To: "Arthur Smith" <arthursmith@ccountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 2:16 PM
Subject: --what about the mobile home policy?

I read it Arthur, as it does read well now, it makes one believe that your
(and the committee's) heart is in the right place in regards to the plight
of fixed income seniors residing in MHPs. They sure don't want the
Chlorine, chemicals and increased expense of connection to city water. The 60%
required to accept sounds very good, but obviously you have not dealt with
management of Leisure Days like I have for 8 years. It could easily go to
court, the tenants lose, and our rent goes up to cover management's court
expenses. (we beat ourselves)
The more obvious fear is:
1. The water district cannot condemn property for easements. In Shady Cove
there will be many confrontations.
2. The City can, " for the common welfare" condemn for easements, a merger
is eminent!
3. The District is contained within the city limits. I personally cannot
understand ignoring the plight of Jackson County citizens just outside the
city limits obviously within the capability of the water district to
provide water service.
4. The district being within the city limits insures that there will be no
complication in the annexation of city with the water district. Great
argument for the annexation, why have 2 boards, city council and water
district?
5. Now even common law will ascribe to the fact that a city's sole purpose
is to provide common services to ALL it's citizens. Let's not even
contemplate providing selective services to groups or individuals.
6. Management in Leisure Days would love to let the city furnish water,
with the increased property value that would be to the landlords benefit. The
tenants homes, not being real property, together with increased rents,
could only diminish in value.
7. Are we not all familiar with the Manor, in Medford, and the adjacent
MHP most recently in the news? Those poor folks got their eviction notice,
cannot sell, move, or even give their homes away, and can only live day to
day as the whims of the Manor decide to upscale the mobile home property
to some better more "lucrative use". Hey, that's Capitalism, it's what keeps
my stock value climbing, I'm not complaining.
8. But to ask the MHP residents to VOTE for anything detrimental to
themselves, the answer is obvious. They and many other Shady Cove
residents moved here because it was RURAL. For an urban life, each could have
stopped and moved into Medford, on their way to SC.
9. I was surprised myself with the ill will created by the loss of voting on the
water issue by mobile parks residents being removed from the district. I have yet
to change 1 mind, these old timers always revert to things about "free
country" "I thought I had rights that I had fought for" etc. Ok, they may not be
rational, but I admit I cannot control the animosity that has been
created.

Click below, to see where my buddy Quien Sabe describes the situation quite well:
rogueforum.com Grand water plan

But to get a comprehensive view, click below and check the whole site:
It is an interactive forum and contrary opinions are welcomed and will be
posted, with my helper, Quien Sabe.
rogueforum.com Home Page "

I have just reread, and I am sure this opinion will reside very soon on
rogueforum.com,

God help us, I pray the virus has run it's course, Vic

P.S. Like Larry at the Post Office is prone to say; "do I smell a Emmy ?

original policy draft from the SC water district committee,:click here

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