Having met with Public Water Trust organizers Nick Caleb and Jonah Majure on April 9th, the King Neighborhood Association voted to endorse the People’s Water Trust campaign.

The King NA agrees that he stewardship of our water supply is among the critical issues facing local government, and that citizens’ rights to engage in oversight of the care-taking of the water systems in our area provides benefits to users and residents.

Opportunities for vigorous citizen oversight and engagement in the management and stewardship of water supply, sewer systems, and related bio-regional concerns are necessary to promote a democratic public process which allows no single user or consortium of users to dominate control of the water system for their own ends.

In the interests of a healthy water system overseen by a sustained democratic process, we endorse the People’s Water Trust campaign.   The campaign is currently gathering signatures, with hopes to put it on November’s ballot.

Learn more at People’s Water Trust for Portland.

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The People’s Water Trust campaign is not related to 26-156, the Water & Sewer Utility Board measure that is on the May ballot this year. The King NA has no position on 26-156.