In May 2017, the voters in the Cortina CSD, located in the community of Arbuckle in Colusa County, chose to have an independently elected Board of Directors who live in the District govern the local road, street lighting, storm drain and trail services, rather than the Colusa County Board of Supervisors. The District serves just
Kampa Community Solutions, LLC was contracted to perform a cursory evaluation of potential grant funding available to the South Santa Clara Valley Memorial District for necessary improvements to the restrooms and kitchen of their Veterans Memorial Hall in Gilroy, California. The Hall is used by hundreds of residents and visitors annually, and is used for
On September 27, 2016 the Board of Directors of the Los Osos Community Services District (LOCSD) adopted a proclamation honoring Peter Kampa and his firm, Kampa Community Solutions LLC for their efforts in placing the district back on a solid financial footing. “Within a period of six months of assignment, Kampa and his firm provided
The 2016 CSDA Annual Conference held in San Diego was attended by a record number of Districts, with over 800 attendees! When I attended my first CSDA conference in 1996 in South Lake Tahoe, there were approximately 30 attendees. What an amazing growth and I am proud to say I was appointed to the CSDA
KampaCS President Peter Kampa will be informing CSDA Conference attendees on October 11, 2016 on the does and don’ts of special district reorganization (such as consolidation) based on his experience in dealing with dozens acquisitions of small, failing water systems. If you are attending the conference and want to visit with Pete outside of his
At the 2014 California Special Districts Association Annual Conference and Exposition in Palm Springs, Peter J. Kampa presented the likely impact of the 2014 drought on special districts throughout California. “We need to all be ready for change” stated Kampa. “This drought will touch all aspects of our special districts, from the way we irrigate
Peter Kampa of Kampa Community solutions was selected to provide an overview presentation on Proposition 1 for the 2014 Natural Resources Summit in Sonora, California. Prop 1 is the current version of the water bond intended to improve statewide water supply reliability and restore and preserve the ecosystem. Kampa followed Congressman Tom McClintock and State
Effective August 6, 2014, Kampa Community solutions will provide management services to the Tuolumne City Sanitary District, with the primary objectives of updating wastewater ordinances, evaluate operating costs, fee structures and Capital Improvement Programs, evaluate the operations and create the optimal organizational (staffing) structure so the at the District can maintain permit compliance, and deliver
Effective July 1, 2014, Kampa Community Solutions LLC will serve as (part time) contract manager for the Saddle Creek Community Services District in Calaveras County. The District has found that employing a part time, experienced contract manager is the most cost effective means of managing the affairs of the District. The District is a government agency, formed
Communication of the issues and controversy surrounding water is extremely important, especially in this severe drought. I have been asked by Gold Rush News to produce a weekly article to help translate to readers what is going on in this state’s crazy water world. The article is called Water Week in Review and contains a summary of
