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	<title>About the Cambria Community Services District</title>
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		<title>District Financal Issues &#8211; Annual Audit and Monthly Expenditures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems there are many fewer Cambrians keeping a close watch on the CCSD our finances. Last year there were a few dozen of us meeting on a regular basis, analyzing the annual audit, expenditures and spending policies and keeping the district on its toes. This Thursday, the Board will be receiving the annual audit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aboutccsd.com/2009/02/?y%/district-financal-issues-annual-audit-and-monthly-expenditures/</link>
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		<title>Desalination as Part of a Long-Term Water Supply Plan &#8211; Santa Barbara</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One can hardly engage a conversation of any length about desalination without tripping upon the &#8220;Santa Barbara Desal in mothballs&#8221; cautionary tale.  Not every community using or chasing desalinated water to save it from dehydration has the same set of challenges Cambria is facing. In fact, I&#8217;m hard pressed to find any yet planned to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aboutccsd.com/2009/02/?y%/desalination-as-part-of-a-long-term-water-supply-plan-santa-barbara/</link>
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		<title>Rhymes with &#8220;Notable&#8221; &#8211; Pronunciation Guide for Cambria</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Being a former Teacher of English and graduate of the California State University system, I must offer Cambrians (whether you say Came-bri-ans or Câm-bri-ans) a pronunciation correction.
According to the Last Word in Words, YourDictionary.com, potable is one of the 100 most frequently mispronounced words. So there&#8217;s no reason to feel alone in your mispronunciation of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aboutccsd.com/2009/02/?y%/rhymes-with-notable-pronunciation-guide-for-water-words/</link>
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		<title>November/December Water and Sewer Bills Reflect Changes to Rates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[







We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.&#8221;       -Marian Wright Edelman
We just got our CCSD  bill  for November and December.  These bills should be a reminder to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aboutccsd.com/2009/01/?y%/novemberdecember-water-and-sewer-bills-reflect-changes-to-rates/</link>
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		<title>District Posts Opening for District Counsel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This just in: The CCSD is looking for a replacement for District Counsel Art Montandon. According to a press release on the CCSD&#8217;s site:
The Cambria Community Services District (CCSD) is requesting proposals, including professional qualifications, for its District Counsel legal services. Under direction of the CCSD Board of Directors, the District Counsel acts as chief [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aboutccsd.com/2009/01/?y%/district-posts-opening-for-district-counsel/</link>
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		<title>A Public Wish List for 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I welcome the new atmosphere that debuted at the December CCSD meeting with the new directors. One good meeting is a step in the right direction, but there is much more work to be done and many issues that need attention. Some of these can be addressed with simple, one time policy-setting actions. Some with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aboutccsd.com/2008/12/?y%/a-public-wish-list-for-2009/</link>
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