by mountaineer on 11/1/21, 8:08 PM with 10 comments
by eftychis on 11/2/21, 12:49 AM
> State law allows The Dalles to seek to block that ruling by suing the news organization, which is what the city did Friday.
It does not say the city has to seek to block. I would expect Google to be taking this action.
> I feel like it really only needs to be disclosed to city council members who are voting yes or no,” Long-Curtiss said. “I’m fine with that.”
And how are you going to keep them accountable if you can't know the numbers and request some objective expert counsel? And I am sure there is going to be a "do not sue us if we screw up your water supply," and a "first dibs on water" for Google in the contract regardless of how the water supply and drought turns out.
I am sorry but if the city council gets to keep their seats, it is the townspeople mistake. Personally, I would seek to kick them out of office just for filing this suit.
by AlbertCory on 11/1/21, 8:30 PM
The Dalles sought to understand such issues through three Google-funded studies on the city’s water system, according to Anderson, which provided a clear understanding of the aquifer’s capacity even though it didn’t provide firm information on its boundaries.
by rolph on 11/1/21, 9:47 PM
total municipal water usage - everyone elses water usage == g00gles water usage.
by advisedwang on 11/1/21, 8:24 PM
by EastOfTruth on 11/1/21, 8:17 PM