Well, yeah. That goes without saying. Who wants to only be able to be towed 5 miles?

I am wondering why every time I drive by the PUD and Spradlin is there he is driving an exempt plated truck? Then I go to Splash festival and there it is again... Turns out it is from his Fire District where he is the chief... I wonder if the tax payers in Fire District 6 know that their Chief and Board member is using their equipment to conduct his private business. Doesn't seem like Fire District 6 was covering Splash or checking out the truck in Central Park or going to PUD Board meetings. With all the stories about McCleary and the alleged mis-use of taxpayer dollars all over government, where is the Daily World on this one?

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Sorry Lumberjack, not sure what that means

I am guessing that is its okay if you are a fire district commissioner? If so, I'd disagree, if he or any commissioner are on official business, not a problem, but the case of Spradlin vs PUD does not appear to be fire related, but I guess I could be wrong

Welcome, dkc. Hope that you have more posts in the future. I don't really know a whole lot yet concerning use of FD 6 for this political campaign. I would be interested in finding out more about it. As far as LumberJack goes, I assure you that was sarcasm and that he doesn't see it as okay... If I'm wrong he'll correct me...

Well done, but I was being facetious.

I agree that private use of public assets (particularly when the private use is to pursue a lawsuit against the public) is, at risk of understatement, inappropriate. I am simply unsurprised that no one affiliated with that public agency realized it.

You've got a sharp eye. I saw the truck at Splash but averted my glance, I've long since become bored with his signs.

Amen, I understand he feels he won round one, but the PUD has every right to appeal and should if they feel they have issues with the decision. What would Spradlin have done if the court had ruled the PUD owed him far less?

In regards to the cost of a gallon of diesel during a disaster...I am sure the PUD received copies of invoices for this time period through the discovery process at trial. I am sure the spokesperson would not put that out unless they had the documentation to back it up...