Cloverdale council debates city mailer on Potter Valley decommissioning; keeps notice on website

Cloverdale Vice Mayor Brian Wheeler and council members discussed a written public comment criticizing a recent informational flyer about the Potter Valley project that accompanied some water and sewer bills, and the council agreed to retain information on the city website while continuing to treat the Potter Valley decommissioning as a standing agenda item.

The issue surfaced when the council read a written comment from David Fowler, who wrote that he was “shocked that the city would spend my tax and or utility bill money to produce and distribute wild misinformation and to engage in such blatant fear mongering.” Fowler’s letter, submitted as a written comment, also cited sources including the California Department of Water Resources, the California Data Exchange Center, PG&E diversion reports, a draft application for surrender of license, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to contest several of the flyer’s points.

Why it matters: Council members said the flyer is intended as…