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Charter Review Commission debates possible 'water steward'; committee says role would gather data, not regulate
Summary
Commissioners and members of the public discussed a proposal to create a county 'water steward' to gather updated water-monitoring data and advise decisionmakers; committee members emphasized the position would not exercise enforcement authority.
Commissioners and members of the public discussed a proposal to create a county-level "water steward" or similar position during the April 2025 Charter Review Commission meeting. Committee members described the concept primarily as an information and data role, not a regulatory office.
Commissioner Fisher Pickett (presenting the idea through the water committee) and committee members said the intent is to improve county-level data and monitoring that many speakers said is out of date. "We are not telling anyone what to do; we are just collecting information now," a committee member said during the…
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