2007 General Plan Included Operating Wastewater Treatment Plant

By: Libi Uremovic| Original Article at Patch.com

Page 19 Of The City of Beaumont’s 2007 General Plan Includes Operating Wastewater Treatment Plant

Page 19 on the City of Beaumont General Plan that was updated in 2007 includes an Operating Wastewater Treatment Plant. Lying about major infrastructure on a General Plan is unheard of and absolutely unacceptable.

Anyone want to take a guess who wrote the General Plan?

Community Development Goal 8. The City of Beaumnt will continue to provide for the development of wastewater treatment infrastructure to accommodate future demand.

The City of Beaumont Wastewater Treatment Plant was recently expanded to accommodate up to 4.0 million gallons per day of effluent. The City estimates that up to ,240 acre-feet of recycled wastewater are made available to the community through this plants pertain on an annual basis.

Community Development Element Policy 28. The City of Beaumont will continue to protect water quality through effective wastewater system management.
Community Development Element Policy 29. the City of Beaumont will contente to ensure that future development is adequately served by wastewater treatment facilities.
Community Development Element Policy 30. the City of Beaumont all continue to plan for the development of a system that will use reclaimed water for irrigation.

Relevant Issues

A Clear Conflict of Interest
The City of Beaumont's contract with Urban Logic presents a significant conflict of interest and therefore must be terminated.
Favoritism and Cronyism
The City of Beaumont, under Urban Logic and City Manager Alan Kapanicas, has consistently demonstrated favoritism and cronyism in the awarding of pubic contracts.
Cost to Taxpayers
Urban Logic's contract with The City of Beaumont which allows it to profit from each approved development, along with their on-going practice of awarding high-dollar public contracts to a small group of friends and associates instead of to the lowest bidder, have cost Beaumont taxpayers millions.
Impact on Existing Businesses
The policies of Urban Logic and City Manager Alan Kapanicas ignore the needs of existing businesses in favor of new development and big box stores.
Quality of Life
Urban Logic and City Manager Alan Kapanicas have damaged our quality of life by failing to uphold high development standards, depleting local resources, making local government less accessible to residents, and by destroying the small town feel of the City of Beaumont.
Tactics
Urban Logic protects its ability to extract money from the City of Beaumont at all costs, resorting to intimidation and threats when necessary.