08-07-2018, 03:23 PM
[quote k2muskie]Poison cost $$$,$$$,$$$ plus. Where do yo thing the money comes from. [/quote]
Since this issue is now about money, let's discuss it a bit.
The claim is that it's too expensive. So, the question is: how expensive is it?
Another claim is that the State can't afford it. Why not? Why couldn't a $500,000 (just a guess - it was $250k in 1991) project be budgeted for? Certainly this is not an amount that could not be properly budgeted for. Further, why would the State be solely responsible for the costs? Federal grants are available, as well as other monies from Federal resources to help with these types of projects.
Money is always an issue, but it isn't a "slam the door closed" problem. With proper budgeting and planning, the money would be taken care of. I'm curious if the DWR every said that money was a legitimate reason to not treat Scofield? Sure, as in the case with Yuba, throwing money at the problem may not be wise. But I don't think that Scofield was in the same situation. If money was the reason, then our managers aren't utilizing their resources properly.
The money could have been (and could be in the future) secured for a project like this. It's not like we're talking about treating Strawberry again.
(moderator: why close the discussion? I haven't seen any issues with this discussion. sure, it's passionate -- but has it really digressed to the point of closing it? I think not!)
[#00bf00]No name calling or personal attacks so I'm leaving it open as long as it doesn't turn personal... But just keeping an eye out so it doesn't go bad... We know how passionate everyone is about fishing on this site..[/#00bf00]
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Since this issue is now about money, let's discuss it a bit.
The claim is that it's too expensive. So, the question is: how expensive is it?
Another claim is that the State can't afford it. Why not? Why couldn't a $500,000 (just a guess - it was $250k in 1991) project be budgeted for? Certainly this is not an amount that could not be properly budgeted for. Further, why would the State be solely responsible for the costs? Federal grants are available, as well as other monies from Federal resources to help with these types of projects.
Money is always an issue, but it isn't a "slam the door closed" problem. With proper budgeting and planning, the money would be taken care of. I'm curious if the DWR every said that money was a legitimate reason to not treat Scofield? Sure, as in the case with Yuba, throwing money at the problem may not be wise. But I don't think that Scofield was in the same situation. If money was the reason, then our managers aren't utilizing their resources properly.
The money could have been (and could be in the future) secured for a project like this. It's not like we're talking about treating Strawberry again.
(moderator: why close the discussion? I haven't seen any issues with this discussion. sure, it's passionate -- but has it really digressed to the point of closing it? I think not!)
[#00bf00]No name calling or personal attacks so I'm leaving it open as long as it doesn't turn personal... But just keeping an eye out so it doesn't go bad... We know how passionate everyone is about fishing on this site..[/#00bf00]
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