Catching up with news from earlier this week, I was impressed at Cheryl Bly-Chester's skill at using a piece in the Sacramento Bee to expound upon first principles upon assuming her position on the State Reclamation Board: she was provided with a pulpit, and she seized upon it!
Cheryl Bly-Chester, a Roseville civil engineer who said her years of competitive kayaking make her sensitive to river environments, wants to find ways to take builders' needs into account.
Bly-Chester is wary of "things thrown up as obstructionist flak" to stop a project, and would rather look for innovative engineering solutions.
She's been researching ways that Gulf Coast states build for their floods, by designing first floors that can stand up to inundation, for example, and wants to stay open to anything that protects public safety while ensuring land is put to its optimum use.
She anticipates dropping about a third of her clients to avoid potential conflicts between their development interests and her decisions on the Reclamation Board. The post pays $100 per meeting, up to a maximum of $4,000 per year, plus expenses.
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