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SOUTH BAY IRRIGATION DISTRICT 4 2014 TERESA "TERRY" THOMAS Microbiologist, Educator, Scientist A Name You Can Trust WATER GOALS, PRIORITIES, ACTIONS, ACHIEVEMENTS
We all need a healthy, reliable, safe, and affordable water supply. Water is the main resource for our quality of life, public health, economic progress and environmental sustainability. Water quality and availability are keys to our future global peace and security.
I am also concerned about the impacts on air quality of the browning of lawns, dust, and agriculture areas, natural resources, gardens, our Chula Vista City of Trees reputation, and also impact on the pocketbook of lowest and average water users when they enter the next tier with its higher rate being applied to all the water supply used, state mandated rules, subsequent drought rates and the proposed fines for different levels drought impacted state mandates. Pleased to say a new consultant study will be occurring this year and I want to be there for that discussion and make sure your input (constituent and stakeholder) is involved in this process and improved outcome for water rates during normal times, as well as in drought challenged times. Am very proud to say that South Bay Irrigation District and the City of National City are among the lowest water users per capita in the state of California. We are the responsible water savers and need to be commended for that effort...not penalized. We have increased our customer service, education, and outreach efforts to the community to further save money.
My biographical link on that site gives much info on my experience, education, accomplishments, and innovative and collaboration partnerships over the years. I appreciate the honor and privilege of serving you for the upcoming term. Thank you for your support. Philosophy Quote # 1 "When statesmen forsake their own private consciences for the sake of their public duties, they lead their country by a short route to chaos" Sir Thomas More, the patron saint of statesmen and politicians. A Prayer to St. Thomas More
I pray, for the glory of God and in the pursuit of His justice, that I, with You, St. Thomas More, may be trustworthy with confidences, keen in study, accurate in analysis, correct in conclusion, able in argument, loyal to clients, honest with all, courteous to adversaries, ever attentive to conscience. Sit with me at my desk and listen with me to my clients' tales. Read with me in my library and stand always beside me so that today I shall not, to win a point, lose my soul.HISTORY: Sir Thomas was an English lawyer who served as chancellor of England from 1529 to 1533. King Henry VIII sought the approval of Sir Thomas for the King's self-appointment to be the head of the Church of England because of his obsession with finding a male heir to his throne, thereby divorcing his rightful wife, Catherine, for another, Anne Boleyn. In good conscience, Sir Thomas could not support either of these actions, so he refused to sign the Act of Succession and also resigned as chancellor. What Sir Thomas had not counted on was the deceit and betrayal of those craving power at his expense thereby causing Sir Thomas's famous quote to ring true, "When statesmen forsake their own private consciences for the sake of their public duties, they lead their country by a short route to chaos." For adhering to his principles, Sir Thomas was jailed, tried, and sentenced to death while hundreds of noblemen and clergy stood by the King to save their own heads. Even until his death (in 1535) he gave witness to the priority of his loyalty as his last recorded words testify:"I am the King's good servant + but God's first." In 1935, Thomas More was canonized and proclaimed a saint of the universal Catholic Church by Pope Pius XI. Philosophy # 2 Cesar Chavez on Commitment "...there has to be someone who is willing to do it, who is willing to take whatever risks are required. I don't think it can be done with money alone. The person has to be dedicated to the task. There has to be some other motivation." "Being of service is not enough. You must become a servant of the people. When you do, you can demand their commitment in return." "Self dedication is a spiritual experience." Cesar Chavez on Humanity "Our conviction is that human life and limb are a very special possession given by God to man and that no one has the right to take that away, in any cause, however just..." "We are certain God's will is that all men share in the good things this earth produces." "When a man or woman, young, or old, takes a place on the picket line for even a day or two, he will never be the same again. He has confirmed his own humanity. Through non-violence, he has confirmed the humanity of others." "When the man who feeds the world by toiling in the fields is himself deprived of the basic rights of feeding, sheltering and caring for his own family, the whole community of man is sick." Cesar Chavez on Education "A word as to the education of the heart. We don't believe that this can be imparted through books; it can only be imparted through the loving touch of the teacher." "Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own students. What better books can there be than the book of humanity?" Cesar Chavez on Community "We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community...Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own." "When we are really honest with ourselves we must admit that our lives are all that really belong to us. So, it how we use our lives that determines what kind of men we are. It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find life." "When you have people together who believe in something very strongly - whether it's religion or politics or unions - things happen." "You are never strong enough that you don't need help." "The end of all education should surely be service to others." "The end of all knowledge should surely be service to others." "The end of all knowledge must be the building up of character." "Years of misguided teaching have resulted in the destruction of the best in our society, in our cultures and in the environment." Philosophy # 4 Martin Luther King
"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. That is why right, temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant." Philosophy # 5 Terry Thomas
"There is a Creative Solution to Every Challenge."
"One Step at a Time Until You Reach Your Goal."
"Work Together." "If you have a flat tire, pray to God to give your strength to change it be prepared with the tools in the trunk."
" When trying to make a quick decision, the SIMPLEST solution is usually the BEST solution ... Keep it Simple..." Philosophy # 6 Picasso " It takes a Very Long Time to Grow Young." Philosophy # 7 Francis of Assisi Philosophy on Loving and Respecting Animals (all animals). Philosophy # 8 Kahlil Gibran "On Friendship" |
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