“The lady doth protest too much, methinks.”
Marina Coast Water District got caught with their hands in the cookie jar, potentially with some people going to jail, so they hired a lawyer to write a report diverting attention by blaming the County.
The Herald article “Probe finds Marina Coast Water District followed law Marina Coast didn’t violate law, report says” raises a few questions.
Myth: Marina Coast Water District claims “any legal challenges to the project agreements based on the controversy would lack merit and be barred by a statute of limitations (of only 2 months).”
Truth: No, when a contract by a government agency is approved illegally – the contract is void — period. This means the contract was never valid; and the statute of limitations is 4 years. See California Gov. Code Section 1092
Myth 2: The MCWD report implies that their Gen. Mgr. is innocent – but MCWMD’s General Manager Heitzman never denies asking RMC to hire Steve Collins.
