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OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by Gregg Dieguez —
The MCC is preparing a report on stormwater in our area – similar to the one we just produced on our telecommunications problems. We welcome problem statements from residents, esp. in the form of pictures or videos, but a simple paragraph or two describing the issues, with the address/location(s) of the problems and approximate date(s) of the events. We need to be able to cite firsthand accounts as evidence.
In addition, we have an MCC work group a-building to write the report, with sections on various neighborhoods. We welcome your participation in that work group in drafting the report sections, etc. As we have done with the telecommunications report, we will also involve all local agencies and forward the report with recommendations for action to our government, up to the State level.
Your contributions and interest should be addressed to at least me: [email protected] with “stormwater problems” in the email subject. You can of course write the entire MCC and/or the County, DPW, Caltrans, etc. — and repetition never hurts when it comes to building momentum for action by our government.
For those interested in more detail on stormwater management in San Mateo County, here is a presentation given by Reid Bogert of C\CAG at our last MCC meeting. His focus was on emerging ‘green’ solutions to stormwater management. However this slide was most compelling:
Using just the cities he listed, there is need for half a BILLION dollars in storm drain projects, and the current annual funding level is… $3 million. And those are just the CAPITAL costs. This is going to get interesting.
More From Gregg Dieguez ~ InPerspective
Mr. Dieguez is a native San Franciscan, longtime San Mateo County resident, and semi-retired entrepreneur who causes occasional controversy on the Coastside. He is Chair of the MCC, but his opinions here are his own, and not those of the Council. In 2003 he co-founded MIT’s Clean Tech Program here in NorCal, which became MIT’s largest alumni speaker program. He lives in Montara. He loves a productive dialog in search of shared understanding.
Much of this is a self-inflicted problem due to grossly excessive hardscaping and poor kinds and locations of development with regard to the natural features of the landscape.