The County Water District Board in the Heights approved a number of resolutions at their December 18 meeting, including the employees’ retirement plan and final approval of the district’s Preliminary Engineering Report (PER).
The meeting began, however, with a somewhat contentious issue regarding a notice submitted to the board threatening a lawsuit regarding any effort to consolidate the district with the City of Billings.
The board disagreed about the necessity of reading aloud the notice that was dropped off at the office for board members. The notice was signed by two district citizens, Michael Macki and Butch Bailey. The board voted to include it in the public record but not to read it aloud. Board Member Ming Cabrera opposed the motion, insisting it was important to read it aloud.
The notice stated, “… I consulted an attorney; he wanted the following information from the Board Members that voted read more
