Reelect Desert Water Agency Candidate Pat Oygar
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Desert Observer's Page Palm Springs, California. Last evening I attended a small gathering of Desert Water Agency service area residents and listened to incumbent director Patricia Oygar, who's up for reelection. The event was promoted as a campaign event intended to encourage support for Pat's reelection. The big surprise for me was to find the evening was about as far from a typical campaign gathering as it could be. |
Pat Oygar spent her time with us talking about water conservation issues - past, present and future - as they relate to our district, Coachella Valley and the state. She is passionate and her enthusiastic presentation approached that of a positive religious experience. Pat is really committed to water conservation, knows and understands the subject, is an excellent speaker, delivered a balanced presentation, solicited audience questions, and left us convinced she is an intelligent, competent, knowledgeable and committed water agency director. I can't think of anyone who could do a better job.
Near the end of the presentation a local political activist used his question from the floor to remind us Pat is a candidate for reelection to the Desert Water Agency, and that her's is one of three seats open for election this year. That was about the only overt reference to the evening as a campaign event. There were no signup sheets asking for endorsements, no request for funds, no contribution envelopes and no campaign signs. The only evidence the evening was a campaign activity came from the handout supply of small, yellow Ducks attached to a blue card reading:
The Duck Stops Here!
PATRICIA OYGAR
Director, Desert Water Agency
Vote For Pat Nov. 3, 2009!
Service as an agency director is primarily a volunteer
activity for incumbents receive little more than a small meeting
attendance stipend. In addition to monthly board and committee
meetings, directors also represent the district at regional and state
water conferences. The water delivery business is a highly technical
field and directors spend a significant amount of time reviewing
engineering and other reports needed to facilitate an informative decision-making
process. It's a position that requires expertise, a significant time
commitment, and extensive subject knowledge. Pat proved to me she clearly meets those requirements. PATRICIA OYGAR
Director, Desert Water Agency
Vote For Pat Nov. 3, 2009!
I don't know who the other Desert Water Agency candidates are but have already decided Patricia Oygar deserves to be reelected and she'll definitely receive one of my three votes.
Bond Shands
Palm Springs
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