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Richard T. Handley
1,243 votes
44.09%
- Occupation: Preserve Manager
- 27 year resident of the Ojai Valley
- University of California graduate
- Former high school teacher
- Co-founder of the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy
- Have served on Sierra Club and Surfrider Foundation Boards
- Currently manage 3 miles of the Ventura River Watershed
Priorities:
- Replenish Casitas Water District budget reserves without compromising water delivery systems
- Improve relations with state and federal agencies that provide grant funding for government mandated improvements
- Provide closer scrutiny of rate increases so that customers don't get strapped with a financial burden
Chuck Bennett
1,108 votes
39.30%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Advertising Design/Publisher
- 28 year resident of the Ojai Valley
- BFA-Art Center College of Design, Pasadena
- Business owner since 1972
- Association of Water Agencies board member since 1990, President 1998
- Casitas MWD Board member for nine years
Priorities:
- JOB 1: Assure long-term water supply; affordable, reliable and clean
- JOB 2: Manage the fish ladder to assure endangered fish survive.
- JOB 3: Constantly review job one for the ratepayers who elected you.
Loree Cole
444 votes
15.75%
- Occupation: Civil Engineer
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