Comments on: ALT water plant is GDPUD workshop topic

By: Phil Veerkamp

Phil Veerkamp — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 23:06:08 +0000

Amazing!

By: DB Smith

DB Smith — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:32:23 +0000

Heck, I enjoy watching babies being nourished, my 13 year old grandson does too.

By: Michael Raffety

Michael Raffety — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:18:16 +0000

Breastfeeding in public
Dear Editor:
I don’t even know where to begin to defend myself and my toddler from the harassment I’m receiving now. I’ll start with the fact that there’s no laws against it, it’s right, it’s natural, it’s a loving and motherly thing to do, and if she wasn’t fooled by the formula boom (most of the nation was) YOUR MOTHER DID IT TOO.
That aside how about the fact that if you are allowed to eat or drink to satisfy yourself in a meeting room during a board meeting, then whey can’t the well behaving toddler who is present? If the breast in question was not exposed, flashed, or flaunted like Janet Jackson did during a Super Bowl half time performance in front of millions, but was instead guarded and shielded with my coat and back turned then why bother to mention it to my boss? I wasn’t in your face, I wasn’t on stage, I wasn’t exposed, and while I may have been a distraction to you, that’s your problem not mine. I have a bit of attention deficit disorder myself, a human trait I believe, that quacks have labeled and medicated for pharmaceutical profit.

Speaking of distractions, they are a part of life, we must learn to deal with it. Can we concentrate our focus on Water issues instead of the new reporter in the room? I’m sick to trying to do something good for others like volunteer at school, or attend a meeting for the public, and being asked to not bring ‘the little one’ because although she’s cute she’s a distraction. A distraction… They’re not complaining she’s destructive, or loud, or a nuisance like some toddlers are, just a distraction. REALLY people?! I’ve trained a ‘little one’ to be well behaved enough to be good in boring places, brought along her daddy to take her out of the room when necessary, and it’s still not good enough? PLUS these people who complain, mostly women, haven’t had a child ever or in more than 20 years and have forgotten what it’s like to be me, a Mother doing her best to raise the young. Plus, I’m doing it in a recession. I’m just trying to earn a buck here, and do my part of good for the World, and I keep getting flack from others who simply don’t understand or are honestly Control Freaks.

If you’re going to hold a public forum, listen for over two hours, then politely thank us for our input and ignore our requests, than I shall do the same. I am going to politely thank you for your opinion and ignore your request to not breastfeed in your GDPUD board meetings.

Whomever had the balls, or breast, to complain I think is a coward. Here’s why. In the beginning of meetings, during the Public Comment time I ask “Is there anyone present who objects to the toddler being here?” I have this on record of course because I’m acting as a reporter. When no one has the courage to raise a mousy hand and object, then they should sincerely hesitate to click a cowardly e-mail and object to my boss later. Especially since during the meeting in question the babysitter Daddy took her out of the room 6 times and even to Mar Val to shop and relieve the meeting of her distracting presence. It should be obvious to you that I’m doing my best to just earn a buck in these hard times, and raise my young near me rather than afar. If you were 30 minutes late for the meeting and didn’t have a chance to object, Odermat, then you should ask your boss to allow you to leave work early to meet your obligations, we elected you to this position remember? Did your Parlimentary Class teach you ladies anything about being Politically Correct? Aren’t we supposed to be tolerant? Hmmm. If a gay couple attended the meeting and held hands would you have complained about that? No, but a perfectly natural, Biblical even, breastfeeding mother trying to work part time, we’ll complain about her…. What would your mother think? As a mother I tell my girls “Think before your speak; is it kind, is it true, is it necessary?”
Michele Hardy – shaking her head from El Dorado. I commute to cover these stories.
P.S. You e-mailed the wrong newspaper, the Mt. Democrat sent me to that meeting.

By: Foaming at the Mouth

Foaming at the Mouth — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:59:19 +0000

And you all thought you hated Dawn’s reporting.

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:05:00 +0000

Budget Planner: “This project is over $8 mil and the . . . only thing provided in the documents were the costs not the way we the public were paying for the project.” Sounds just a tad irregular. Is it the custom to find a sum like $8 mil after the fact?

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:58:42 +0000

Divide Observer: Just guessing, but I’d say the reporter’s conspicuous disruption of the GDPUD workshop sounds like a premeditated tactic. What’ll it be next time?

By: Budget Planner, something GM isn't

Budget Planner, something GM isn't — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 04:07:52 +0000

I think that an important fact was not presented by the newspaper. Director Capraun questioned where the funds were coming from because the GM stated he was going to use the Stumpy Meadows Reserve Fund ($2.1 mil) and that is not within his authority. The Capital Improvement fund is a separate fund which at presents states $1.5 mil. Which was enough to pay for the project based on the verbal presentation but it was the statement made by the GM that is concerning. You left that out of this article.
The Stumpy Meadow Reserve Fund is NOT for construction of a new water plant. It is for the repair of Stumpy infrastructure. You are irresponsible to make a comment that the time spent for the GM to provide the history on the funding is a waste of time and money. Any responsible GM would have this documentation readily available and it should have been provided without being requested. This project is over $8 mil and the public has the right to know. The only thing provided in the documents were the costs not the way we the public were paying for the project. The funding was provided verbally not on any written document. A project plan contains both funding and expenditures. This has not been provided to the public in a clear way. A written budget is needed before one more dollar is spent!

By: Divide Observer

Divide Observer — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:30:25 +0000

The Mountain Democrat’s standards for reporters has sunk to a new low. The reporter of this article Michele Hardy, attended the meeting with her toddler who disrupted the meeting continuously both with cries as well as just being an energetic toddler. The lack of common sense this reporter used by bringing a crying toddler to a Board Meeting was unbelievable! To boot the reporter sat at the Board table. I asked one Board Director why the reporter was at the head table and then a second Director, they both replied, they were as surprised as I was, the reporter apparently took it on her own accord to sit at the Board Table. One more even shocking action…. the reporter chose to breast feed her toddler while sitting at the Board Table in the front of the room! What a lack of common decency and judgement. I think breast-feeding is a good thing, but I couldn’t believe my eyes. My request to the Mountain Democrat Management – please order your reporter to leave her toddler at home and sit in the chair in the audience section designated for “Press”. This is a business meeting and her actions showed nothing but a total lack of respect for the protocol of the GDPUD Board meetings and disregard for the Directors and public who had no choice but to observe her actions. I would appreciate a response from the Mountain Democrat.