By Kent Dagg,
CEO Shasta Builders Exchange
3/10/2010
Radical 10 update:
Kudos to City of Redding's Barry Tipton and Sara Haddox for their pursuit on the Radical 10 in '10 proposal that they developed called Be WISE.
The winners here will be the City, contractors and home owners. Great job by everyone and the first Radical 10 program is implemented.
Thanks, Shasta County:
The discussion regarding out of control public pensions is nothing new and the Exchange, along with the Chamber, have been trumpeting that horn for five years. However, I recently learned that Shasta County Leadership (the Board of Supervisors) CAO Larry Lees and employee unions have made strides in changing the pension formula from 3% at 50 to 3% at 55 for Public Safety units and from 2% at 55 to 2% at 60 for the General units. In addition, employees pay 100% of the employee portion of the PERS pension and the pension is based on the highest 3 years instead of the highest year. 5 of the 9 represented employee unions have agreed to the modifications. This is a big step forward and true leadership, thank you Shasta County.
How about those guys!
Two great people, current and former Board members of the Exchange, were honored at this year’s Chamber of Commerce annual event. Receiving the Citizen of the Year award was Dave Scott of DH Scott & Co. Dave, whose roots in Redding go back to the 1800s, was a perfect choice. Over the years I’ve worked with Dave a great deal and during the early part of my career at the Exchange, Dave served eight years on our Board as a volunteer. Congratulations Dave.
Receiving the honor of Businessman of the Year was Pat Corey. Pat is a new member to our Board, but not to this industry or community. McHale Sign Company has always played a role in supporting this community and is a welcomed addition to the Exchange Board.
And the list grows!
My disgust for the anonymous online commenters/bloggers the paper allows is well documented and apparently “growing”.
Check out this blog
I’m not campaigning or anything, but I do wish more people would do as these two letter writers did and tell the paper to make a change. With any luck, people putting pressure on the paper will see that while it appears just mean spirited, pure gossip, it is not journalism, nor does it benefit the image of our community.
Speaking of good news!
Last Saturday night I attended a fundraising event put on by the Redding Rancheria Community Fund. During my career I’ve attended many, many fundraising events, but this one is by far my favorite. I’ve attended the last several years and am always surprised by how fun the employees and members of the tribe make the event plus the volume of money they donate back to worthwhile causes in our community. In 2009, they donated over $160,000 plus an additional $10,000 Saturday night. I would strongly recommend attending this event next year, but only if you want to have fun.
