On the water plan
It's not shocking that the Georgia General Assembly moved quickly to adopt a water plan, but it is somewhat discouraging they were all to eager to adopt a plan which was in dire need of revision. The selection of the Water Planning Councils, for instance, is still a terrible idea, particularly since they're structured with more of a nod toward political boundaries rather than actual river basins. Having the Governor, Lt. Governor and Speaker of the House determine who sits on those councils makes it more troubling, since it one could logically assume that those will ultimately boil to being purely political choices (as is the case with other state committees appointed by elected officials).
I was most pleased to see all three legislators with ties to Athens-Clarke County - Sen. Bill Cowsert, Rep. Doug McKillip and Rep. Keith Heard - oppose the bill, and I was most pleased to see McKillip speak out about working to 'right the ship.'
I was most pleased to see all three legislators with ties to Athens-Clarke County - Sen. Bill Cowsert, Rep. Doug McKillip and Rep. Keith Heard - oppose the bill, and I was most pleased to see McKillip speak out about working to 'right the ship.'
posted by Jmac at 10:51 AM
3 Comments:
What did our other "representative", Bob Smith, do?
Or, for that matter, our newest representative, Ralph "I now represent half of Athens due to my gerrymandering buddies" Hudgens?
calling this a "plan" is a bit of an exaggeration - it's more like a "water suggestion" and most of what is suggested is that we all donate our water to Atlanta to support their bloating.
Al
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