Terrie Gillen

From: Eric Morey Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 2:16 PM To: Board Comment; Larry Bragman; Cynthia Koehler; Larry Russell; Armando Quintero; @msn.com; Ben Horenstein Subject: Public Expression, 9-15-2020: Na Bean Do'n Chat Gun Lamhainn

This public expression, regarding the ongoing corruption and incompetence at MMWD, is to exercise my First amendment right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. It is with a sigh of relief to see that your corrupt general counsel, Mary Casey, was finally forced to retire. There is even more reason to celebrate, thanks to the departure of director Armando Quintero. Now maybe the MMWD Board of Directors will finally start to look after the ratepayers instead of their corrupt management bureaucrats. For many years I have pointed out to you the financial mismanagement, excessive management salaries, nepotism and cronyism, pension and salary spiking, the police state, the incompetence, and the inefficiency that have occurred under Mr Quintero’s watch. Unfortunately, our positive loss will be a bad gain for California residents who love our state parks. Governor has appointed Mr Quintero as the director of our state Department of Parks and Recreation. If Mr Quintero’s past performance as a director of MMWD is any indication, our state parks are in for a world of trouble. Just like at MMWD, park users should expect increased fees every year, deferred maintenance and park closures, management that is hired for their boot licking abilities instead of on merit, excessive management salaries, low morale among employees, and an overall drop in the quality of the parks experience. Governor Newsom must realize that there are many other people out there that are much more qualified for the job. Mr Quintero’s appointment stinks of political patronage. Mr Quintero is very popular with his defenders and I’m sure he has a great personality, but his skills as a manager are nonexistent. History is littered with “leaders” such as himself. How about the former mayor of and popular band leader, Eugene Schmitz, a puppet of ? Jeffrey Epstein was praised by both Donald Trump and Bill Clinton. And right here at home we had Ken Casey, who was very popular and well received by a host of local politicians while he robbed his investors. Popular people, one and all, but I wouldn’t want any of them running our state parks. In spite of factual information to the contrary, obtained through several California Public Records Act requests, the board of directors continues to deny that there is a problem with corruption at MMWD, or simply refuses to acknowledge it. The ratepayers of MMWD, who pay some of the highest water rates in the country, deserve better than what they have been receiving. A case in point: there has been a water leak at the corner of Candelero and Montezuma in Forest Knolls since July (WO #503260). Now it’s September, two months later, and maybe MMWD will get to it by September 17th. Coming soon to our state parks. It’s time to serve the ratepayers instead of the self-serving bureaucrats. The current board of directors at MMWD is on the wrong side of history. Any monuments in your honor will be swiftly pulled down by the future generations that you cheated.

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