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"An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest",

Benjamin Franklin

Lassen County and the City of Susanville have an opportunity

to move forward with a new direction. Will they?

Three Supervisor seats and three City Council seats are open.....this could shake up the "good ole boys"

Frank Cady of LMUD Sleaze

and

Robert Burns more details on Burns history to come

Continue to Want to be a Judge

Lassen County has a chance to have a fair and impartial Court.

This does not include Burns or Cady

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Six Lassen County CAO's in 12 months

.....This beats all records.....

Do ya think something is rotten in this County?

CAO Kettleson and County Counsel Settlemire

CAO Settlemire and County Counsel Kettleson

CAO Tom Stone and County Counsel Richard Crabtree

CAO and County Counsel Richard Crabtree

CAO John Blacklock and County Counsel Richard Crabtree

CAO John Nichols (Red Bluff) @ $146,000 and County Counsel Richard Crabtree

City Manager Richard Crabtree and City Counsel (Red Bluff)  @$170,000 for both positions

Conflict:  County Counsel reports to the CAO

Don't expect loyalty. It is all about the money

Old news about an OLD PROBLEM

The article below does not tell the entire history?

NOTE: If the City of Susanville sells the Golf Course, Fred Nagel gets paid. If the City closes the Golf Course but the property remains "recreational", Nagel gets ZERO

LMUD BOARD PULLS "NEWLY REVISED" WARD MAP FROM BOARD PACKET ?

Mr. Poof

On January 24, 2011, at 5:30 PM, the Regular LMUD meeting

LMUD's Bookkeeper Bill Stewart

will tell

LMUD's General Manager Bill Stewart

NO    RATE    CHANGE

$$$$$$

you want a rate reduction, you will have to  say "pretty please"

With LMUD flush with money, they will do what LMUD does best, SQUANDER IT

Fred Nagel's PSREC RESIDENTIAL RATES:   $  .114 per kwh

 (this rate has been well managed and maintained for years)

LMUD Boards have managed for self serving issues, never for the ratepayers.

MESSAGE TO:

 THE

LASSEN MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT

When are you going to start telling the truth or can you tell the truth?

When are you going to start working for the Ratepayers

LMUD has never had a competent

General Manager................    NEVER

All LMUD Boards members have been self-serving.

LMUD has never had a General Manager that hasn't been fired.

LMUD's history:

 nothing but corruption, deception, misrepresentation and mismanagement.

LMUD PHONY STUDIES

ARROWROCK SCAM

PHONY UAMPS PROJECTS

PSREC PHONY PROJECT

NCPA/lmud PHONY "RESOURCE 500"

NCPA PHONY PROJECTS

LMUD's Lambert Lane Shill-2011

Beterbide Contaminated Land Deal

ATT/Viewland Contaminated Land Deal

LMUD Secret Contaminated Land Purchase II

Federal EPA fines LMUD for illegal transport of PCB's

LMUD v Kinross/Hayden Hill

LMUD's fake lawsuit  

LMUD fake lawsuit II

Sexual Harassment Lawsuit against LMUD

Amedee Geothermal  v  Lassen Municipal Utility District

Ward 1, Ward 4 and Ward 5 are up for "replacement" in November

LMUD is not the "people's utility" but has turned into a "Political Playground" for an egomaniacal incompetent Utility.

LMUD ratepayers deserve more, LMUD employees deserve more.

LMUD Director Fred Nagel CANNOT hold a LMUD meeting at his home.

Why?

LMUD does not render any service at the address where he is registered to vote

Regular and Special meetings shall be held within the boundaries of the territory over which LMUD has jurisdiction.( Brown Act Section 54954 (b)  )

 LMUD has no jurisdiction over PSREC customers. Fred Nagel is registered to vote where he receives electric service from Plumas Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative

In the past, LMUD has attempted to hold meetings at LMUD Director Jay Dows home in Wendel. Kan We Help reminded LMUD that the public has to have access to this meeting at Jay Dow's home. The meeting was subsequently cancelled.

Fred Nagel cannot hold meetings at his home because he does not live within LMUD Boundaries. He never has. He was able to run for the LMUD Board  initially because his wife Theresa Nagel was the County Election Office and did not challenge the fact that her husband legally was registered to vote in a different utility district.

Kan We Help challenged LMUD's boundary map, at a LAFCO meeting in 2009, when LMUD attempted to move its boundaries to include all of the other utility districts in Lassen County.

LMUD must submit this new map to the new Election Officer, Julie Bustamante,  for their 2012 elections. The map does not include PSREC.

Fred Nagel has made it known, publicly, that he will not seek re-election for Ward 1.

LMUD UNABLE TO SECURE BLM LEASE FOR THE 40 ACRES the ATT/Viewland buildings sit on

LMUD claimed that they purchased buildings from ATT for $2,500 that sit on BLM property in Viewland. LMUD now claims that no BLM lease exists. These buildings sit on contaminated land and in a Federal Flood Zone (06035C2025D).

LMUD entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with WAPA and TANC for the 230kv Transmission Line project. WAPA and TANC backed out when there was no interest. Suddenly, PSREC was in the picture. Fred Nagel's PSREC.

Now, Fred Nagel has changed this project to "RAT transmission Line" and set aside a $10 million dollar fund for it. ONE HUGE PROBLEM: David Folce said that with a few changes this line is good to go. 

SO, IS THIS JUST ONE MORE SCAM FROM LMUD?

LMUD has not recorded the buildings purchased from ATT

 DEBT FREE, LMUD CONTINUES

TO

KEEP HIGH RATES

It didn't take the ruminant LMUD Board Members and General Manager to figure out that making regular payments, to avoid DEFAULT on their Bonds, would ultimately end in a final payment. The final Bond payment was made by LMUD in May of 2011. EIGHT MONTHS AGO.

IF THERE WAS EVER A TIME THAT JUSTIFIES LOWERING THE ELECTRIC RATES AT LMUD, IT WAS IN MAY OF 2011

LMUD owns 100% of its fixed assets (property, vehicles, furniture, buildings, computers, etc.) yet LMUD's ROA (Return on Assets) is ZERO.

How much revenue has LMUD derived from all of the contaminated property it has purchased in the last ten years?    NOT A RED CENT.

Past LMUD audits indicate a constant urging to retire LMUD assets. LMUD's Bookkeeper, Bill Stewart, has overstated the "value" of LMUD's fixed assets for decades. LMUD's new auditor, JT Friedl stated, "Continuing property records may need to be revised due to potential overstatement of value"

LMUD's assets must be valued at "market value". LMUD's contaminated property is now worth how much?

LMUD's General Manager/Bookkeeper Bill Stewart is reluctant to retire LMUD's fixed assets because LMUD receives a favorable tax treatment......depreciation. This makes LMUD at least LOOK LIKE  it is worth something.

Keep in mind that LMUD does not go through a complete audit. LMUD turns over a tiny slice of the pie to Baker/Tilly. LMUD could not withstand a full audit.

DECEPTION AND ONLY DECEPTION

At the May/2011 LMUD meetng, LMUD told the public that instead of giving the ratepayers a one cent decrease in rates they intended to move $1.5 million dollars into a NEW FUND for the Viewland Substation.

Only the public was told that the Viewland Substation property purchased for $2,500 was for the new "230 kv Transmission line. the public was told on May 3, 2011 that this 230 kv transmission line would reduce LMUD's rates.

This was not the first time the LMUD Board and General Manager had lied and it won't be the last.

LMUD took $1.5 million dollars from the Rate Stabilization Fund (aka: $4.5 million dollar rainy day fund) and created a new "BOARD RESTRICTED RAT LINE INTERCONNECTION" fund. As of 11/30/11 this fund has $2,209,703.55 in it.

LMUD has added $709,703.55 to this fund since it was created in May of 2011.

THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE EQUIVALENT OF

REDUCING THE LMUD RESIDENTIAL RATES DOWN TO 11 CENTS

The LMUD Board knew that the RAT (Reno to Alturas Transmission ) line would primarily benefit Fred Nagel's PSREC utility more than it would benefit LMUD ratepayers. That's called Friends with Benefits.

Fred Nagel resides and is registered to vote within the PSREC utility district and sits on the LMUD Board. LMUD has no sphere of influence over PSREC yet one of its customers sits on the LMUD Board. Nagel recently tried and failed to move LMUD's boundaries to include PGE and PSREC. LAFCO determined that LMUD had no sphere of influence over any other utility district.

Fred Nagel has never recused himself from voting on issues that directly benefit his utility, PSREC.  NEVER

Kurt Bonham Being Considered for LMUD Accountant (?)

Mr. Go-fer

sure, why not..................

THE GREAT LASSEN MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT'S SHILL

Part IV

Connecting the Dots

THE EARTH MOVES: DOT 1

LMUD began moving hazardous waste from their 1605 Chestnut Street property in 2004 to APN 119-200-10 in Wendel, CA, in 2004. According to LMUD  Director Fred Nagel's 700 Form Fred Nagel owned this property in Wendel.

Why did LMUD publicly state that their contaminated dirt was being moved to an Assessor's parcel number that  in 2004 did not exist. Assessor records show that , in 1997, Fred Nagel divided his parcel APN 119-200-10 into two parcels, APN 119-200-23 and APN-119-200-24/119-350-2

The EPA, Department of Toxic Substances Control stated that the PCB's from LMUD's 1605 Chestnut Street property were moved to LMUD's Richmond Road substation and then moved to Fred Nagels property (APN 119-200-10). No record of where the contamination was stored prior to 1605 Chestnut Street (This property is contiguous to 1545 & 1555 Chestnut Street).

On November 7, 2005, LMUD was fined $9,000 for moving PCB hazardous waste with forged Federal transport documents. Paul Glau was LMUD's HazMat Manager.

Coincidentally, Fred Nagel sold this parcel (APN 119-200-23; aka APN 119-200-10) on October 13, 2004 to Michael Dinkfeld.

THE EARTH MOVES: DOT 2

On December 12, 2005, General Manager/General Counsel Frank Cady secretly orders an appraisal (John Bentley, $4,500) for two Susanville properties, 1545 & 1555 Chestnut Street. Kan We Help requested a copy of this appraisal and Frank Cady refused to release it.

1545 & 1555 Chestnut= yellow    

  1605 Chestnut = blue

On February 1, 2006, Jack and Nancy Beterbide owned 1555 Chestnut Street (APN 101-150-02) but do not own the contaminated parcel 1545 Chestnut Street (APN 101-150-23). On February 1, 2006 Robert and Gail Prosise's owned APN 101-150-23.

Left: Jack Beterbide, Fred Nagel and Frank Cady's friend. Upper right, Frank Cady

Jack and Nancy Beterbide were instructed to purchase the Prosise's contaminated property (APN 1545 Chestnut) on February 1, 2006 for approximately $121,000. It has already been pre-arranged for LMUD to buy the contaminated property (1545 Chestnut) and the Beterbide's property (1555 Chestnut) on the same day, February 1, 2006. LMUD paid Jack and Nancy Beterbide $381,232 for both parcels.

Fred Nagel and Frank Cady knew this property was contaminated and set up a secret purchase with Nagels friend Jack Beterbide, who at the time did not even own this worthless piece of property.

In a world of connected brain cells, one can safely surmise that LMUD was clearly aware of the contamination on these parcels prior to moving forward with this "unapproved" manipulated "quick" sale and paying $381,232 for the privilege.

Make no mistake, Fred Nagel and Frank Cady were intricately knowledgeable of this worthless property on February 1, 2006.

LMUD,now, has to move this contaminated hydrocarbon dirt from 1545 Chestnut to Fred Nagels property in Wendel

Fred Nagel sold his second parcel in Wendel (APN 119-200-24) on March 15, 2007 to a Cupertino, CA family (The Fantozzi's, 10915 Linda Vista Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014)

NOW, WHERE WILL THE DIRT GO?

......it still goes to Wendel ?

The "property" in Wendel is being monitored for contamination.  The Chestnut property is near wells and must be tested for years. LMUD ratepayers will be liable for any future lawsuits concerning this contamination.

THE EARTH MOVES: DOT 3

On December 17, 2007LMUD purchases another contaminated parcel. This time they purchase a worthless 13 mile 69 kv transmission line from Kinross/Hayden Hill. 

Now, LMUD wants to give it back. LMUD filed a lawsuit, in 2011, against Kinross stating that Frank Cady had no authority to purchase this property.

TWO HUGE PROBLEMS:

A. LMUD's attorney approved this purchase agreement on December 17,2007

B. LMUD Director Fred Nagel signed the check, on December 13, 2007, to Kinross before the Purchase Agreement was even signed

Why did LMUD need this property for three years?

THE EARTH MOVES: DOT 4

239 kv Transmission Line Project: Dead

In September 2011, LMUD claims that they have completed the purchase of ATT's "buildings" on BLM property for $2500. (APN 109-010-04) but did not disclose the cost of leasing the BLM property that it sits on. 

The purpose for purchasing these buildings: the Dead 239 kv Transmission  project.

These buildings are in the middle of a Federal Flood Zone.

Viewland first appeared at the June 23, 2009 LMUD meeting. Closed session Agenda Item 14 (B) referenced  the ATT Equipment Site at Viewland . Real Estate discussions must be first placed on the open Agenda prior to being placed in closed session.

LMUD knew to comply with the Brown Act they must allow open discussion first but intentionally did not do this.  

LMUD January 26, 2010 Minutes, Agenda Item 8, states that staff was internally studying the transmission tariffs for a 230kv transmission line in Viewland and it is 3/4 done. Like the phony Arrowrock project, LMUD makes innocuous references and hopes no one will ask any questions.  No study has ever been released by LMUD.

LMUD November 23, 2010 Minutes, Agenda Item 7, states that Director Vial and Director Bowden visited the ATT building at Viewland and said that they were very impressed.

LMUD January 25, 2011 Minutes, Agenda Item 13 states the first discussions on the purchase of ATT's Viewland buildings. LMUD attorney Eugene Chittock supports this site for theDEAD 230kv transmission line project.

LMUD knew the site was contaminated. Director Dow asked about this contamination and Chittock stated that "Phase I" would be completed on the property prior to the sale.  An amended Phase I Environmental Site Assessment was completed on August 2011, by Chico Environmental. This assessment defined the contamination.

LMUD April 5, 2011 Minutes, Agenda Item 11, states that LMUD Director Fred Nagel said "regardless of the outcome on the 230 kv transmission line project, the District needs to focus on the Viewland Substation".

WHY?...one more place to dump illegal hazardous waste........

Nagel also told the LMUD Board at this meeting: "Let the big developers do the appraisal and then show LMUD the worth of the project"

At the same meeting LMUD Director Dow states "the District needs to be looking toward the future. If the 230 kv line moves forward, the District will need help. It cannot be accomplished in-house"

LMUD April 25, 2011 Minutes, Agenda Item 5,  LMUD Board Members spending thousands of dollars attending meetings all over the country, only to be told that the 230 kv transmission line is DEAD.

Agenda Item 13, LMUD's General Manager/Accountant Bill Stewart now wants the LMUD Board to hire  the consulting firm Navigant, for a mere $17,000 to "develop" the DEAD 230 kv transmission line to the industry. All 4 Board members approved this contract. Direct Jay Dow was not present.

Agenda Item 14

Instead of lowering the LMUD RATES by one cent, the LMUD Board considered and then approved a one cent dedication toward the DEAD 230kv transmission line project, the ATT/Viewland site (that LMUD does not even own) and even moved $1.5 million dollars from the Rate Stabilization fund to a special fund for the DEAD 230 kv transmission line project.

Bill Stewart, a Frank Cady protégé, tells the LMUD Board members that the one cent will produce $8.5 million dollars in 5 years.

Bill Stewart, Mr. Poof  

Bill Stewart committed the ratepayers to tie up 10 million for a project that does not exist.

.....does anyone listen to what these idiots say?

H E L L O !

The LMUD May 24, 2011 Minutes, states that LMUD Director Fred Nagel (a PSREC customer) told the LMUD Board that the Memorandum of Understanding 230 kv  partners (LMUD, WAPA? and TANC ?)   believe the market is stalled on renewable energy and  none of the big power entities are interested in putting further time or money into this project.

This group decided not to continue meeting, but Stewart tells the Board they should still spend the money to "travel" on behalf of this now DEAD project.

Somehow, now PSREC has slipped into the picture for the 230 kv line. In the past, PSREC customer Fred Nagel has made sure that LMUD money is used for PSREC studies and other asundery crap.

The LMUD June 28, 2011 Minutes, states that Fred Nagel and Bill Stewart traveled to Reno to attend a meeting with NEAC (Nevada Energy Assistance Corporation). Nagel claims that the ATT/Viewland site will be a good location for the RAT line (Reno/ALTURAS transmission line).

The LMUD July 6, 2011 Minutes, Agenda Item 4, on the LMUD Site bus tour, David Folce told the group that LMUD was interested in the ATT communication site known as Viewland because of its close proximately to the RAT line.  ABSOLUTELY NO MENTION OF THE 230 kv line or the $10 million dollars LMUD plans to spend on it. The site now has a 60 kv transmission line.

This bus tour also mentioned the proposed "MAPES SUBSTATION". If you are not following the dotted line, LMUD plans to have 4 substations in the Standish/Wendel area.  Lambert Lane, Mapes, Viewland, Standish. Did we miss any?

The LMUD September 27, 2011 Minutes, Agenda Item 8, states that Bill Stewart and David Folce met with NV Energy to discuss the interconnection possibilities at the proposed Viewland station.

Closed Session Agenda Item 15 dealt with the LMUD Board voting unanimously to purchase the ATT buildings at their Viewland site for $2,500. The LMUD Board also approved the Right-of-Way Lease for the BLM 40 acres surrounding ATT's buildings.  No cost was disclosed.

LMUD October 25, 2011 Minutes, states that Steve Metague, from PGE said that he had not received sufficient interest from developers about renewable energy (wind, solar). Bill Stewart told Mr. Metague that LMUD will not participate in the 230 kv transmission line project until further notice. Even though PGE was not a part of the 230 kv MOU, they were suddenly an integral part. 

Quite amazingly, .........

Bill Stewart announced, to the LMUD Board, that he intends to travel to Tempe, Arizona on the 15th of November for a meeting on the 230 kv transmission line. ALL OF MR. STEWART'S TRAVEL SHOULD BE CAREFULLY LOOKED AT.

Bill Stewart is not only NOT qualified to be a General Manager and clearly... he cannot be trusted with public money

The ratepayers are responsible for the corruption at LMUD.

The Lassen County Times has to take responsibility for enabling LMUD. They sanitize or ignore the facts

The Lassen County District Attorney is responsible for the corruption at LMUD. Burns ignores the law breaking

 LMUD has never been inclined to tell the truth about anything.

LMUD has always been a "club" that  uses public money to help themselves

and their friends and F_ _ _ the ratepayers

Can this change, Yes

Will it change, No

Next LMUD meeting January 24, 2012

65 S. Roop, Susanville

247-4174

LMUD Boards have failed at EVERYTHING.

They havesucceeded in one thing....

staying out of jail.  

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