Water
Bond Update #00-04
February
7, 2000
New
Summary Available on the Water
Bond
A new summary
on Proposition 13 has been prepared by ACWA and is attached here.
The piece is available in .pdf format
on ACWA's web site.
The one page
piece has been reviewed by legal counsel and ACWA recommends members
send it out to customers to encourage support for the water bond.
Major
Newspapers Picking Sides
Major California
newspapers are taking sides on Prop. 13. In recent weeks, the San
Jose Mercury News, Manteca Bulletin, Santa Barbara Independent,
Sacramento Bee and San Francisco Chronicle have run editorials
in support of Proposition 13. The Sacramento Bee's editorial said
Prop. 13 "is packed with meaningful improvements to the water
system and environment throughout California."
Combined
Effort on Bond Advertisements
After researching
options for the most effective way to get out the Prop. 13 message,
the 'Californians for Safe, Clean, Reliable Water - Yes on Prop.
13' campaign has decided to undertake joint television advertisements
in support of both Propositions 12
and 13. ACWA's board of directors adopted a resolution in support
of Prop. 12 on January 28, and members will notice the ads in the
coming days.
Prop.
12, the "Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air,
and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000," would provide $2.1
billion for state and local park projects. Prop. 12 also funds river
and stream cleaning and restoration projects, and projects for watershed
lands intended to benefit water quality.
New
Presentation Available This Week
A new PowerPoint
presentation on Prop. 13 will be available this week for members
to use in their outreach activities. It will be posted on ACWA's
web site, or you may request an electronic copy by contacting Mat
Maucieri in ACWA's Communications Dept. at 916.441.4545. Mat's e-mail
is matm@acwa.com.
This update
will be provided weekly to keep members up-to-date on the bond.
For more information, contact ACWA Communications at (916) 441-4545.
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