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CSDA Communities

Sleeping in Parks and Public Spaces

By: Rochelle Johnson , 3 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Hello Colleagues, We are looking for developed ordinances or policies that address sleeping and/or camping in parks and public spaces. Has your agency approved language or are you in the process? Would ...
RE: Grant Writing and Identification

By: Michael Meyer , 3 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Hello Jessica, While we wait for other districts to chime in with their recommendations, it might be beneficial to check out CSDA's Buyers Guide to see which grant services providers are members of ...
Website Management

By: Rhiannon Fairchild , 5 hours ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Hello All, I'm hoping I to gather some feedback regarding Streamline, or any other webpage managers your districts are using. So far, we've only obtained a quote through Streamline and very much appreciate ...
Grant Writing and Identification

By: Jessica Smithers , yesterday

Posted in: Open Forum

Good afternoon, My district is working with a local engineering firm to get us to the final construction documents stage for our 15-acre cemetery expansion. I am hoping to identify and apply for grant ...
Fire Districts - PCC Article 53

By: Courtney Moore , yesterday

Posted in: Open Forum

Good morning! I was hoping to touch base with other fire districts to discuss how their agency has addressed Article 53 of the PCC, specifically section 20812. If you're out there, please reach out! ...
Modular Buildings

By: Brian Cabrera , 2 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Hello everyone, Our District Board is considering replacing our current building with a pre-constructed, modular building as an alternative to a major renovation or replacing it with a conventionally-constructed ...
RE: Hanging Wastewater treatment license at our plant ...

By: Michael Meyer , 2 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

This thread is being continued in the recently launched CSDA Water Community . CSDA members can view and respond to this topic using the link below. If you have any questions regarding CSDA Communities ...
Hanging Wastewater treatment license at our plant - ...

By: Glenn Gradin , 2 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Hi Community, We will be losing a WWIII operator and while we wait for our guys to pass the WWIII test we need to have a licensed WWIII operator hang their cert up for compliance issues. Does anyone ...
RE: Point of Sale System

By: Cynthia Allen , 2 days ago

Posted in: Open Forum

Last year, we switched to AllPaid for our credit card processing. They are a CSDA affiliate, and their fees were a lot less than what we were paying through our bank. ------------------------------ ...