Passion - Experience - Leadership
A PARKER VOICE for PARKER'S FUTURE
THE ISSUES
March 11, 2025
Why Experience Matters
Anyone who lives in the District can run for a seat on a utility Board, and ‘anyone’ often does. People have a variety of reasons for running. Read more...
March 10, 2025
Local Control: Our Promise to Our Neighbors
To me, local control means staying close to our customers, who depend on us for their health and well-being. I am part of the district; other than simply acting as a good neighbor, I don’t believe we are here to make decisions for the benefit of anyone outside of our district. Read more...
March 10, 2025
Affordability: A Complex Challenge We Must Meet
As the Parker Water Board Treasurer for the past two years, I have focused on affordable rate and fee setting as a foundation of our utility.
I have been active on this front, including the recent completion of a research project to help the Board understand how to approach affordability issues. This is on top of the 10+ year policy embraced by previous and current Board members to keep annual rate increases below relevant Consumer Price Index measures. As such, the average annual bill has increased an average of 2.5% over the last ten years. Read more...