“People are clearly suffering out there,” Commissioner Anna Hansen said.
County commissioners approved a $185,318 expenditure for the waterline Tuesday on a 4-0 vote with District 3 Commissioner Rudy Garcia absent.
The county had already been planning a permanent waterline to the area estimated to be complete by March 2022. The permanent water line will connect residents to the Buckman Direct Diversion water supply through the Rancho Viejo storage tank.
Commissioners thanked county staff for their quick response to the problem.
“Providing these necessities that our constituents need is something that needs to always be in the forefront,” said Henry Roybal, the commission chairman. “I’m really proud of the fact that we took care of this and that we are moving forward.”
“Yeah, sure, “ I thought, when I first heard from him.
That old discrimination should, Ortiz told me, bow to the power of diversity and inclusion.
“Uh, huh,” I suspiciously responded, to what
sounded like “good talk” no longer being an unaware teenager
not knowing how racist America and white corporations behave.
Suspicions guiding my every thought, I listened as Ortiz continued to talk the good talk during our telephone conversation.
That old expression “talk is cheap” kept bubbling in my head throughout our entire discussion. “Put your money where your mouth is” was another of my unspoken sentiments. But I kept my thoughts to myself, as I wanted to see exactly where he was headed.
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