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Fair Oaks Water District Introduces New Director

Dec 02, 2016 12:00AM ● By Source: Fair Oaks Water District

New Director Pete Schroeder

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Fair Oaks Water District’s new Director Pete Schroeder is due to take office on January 1, 2017.

Established in 1917, the Fair Oaks Water District (FOWD) is governed by five Board Members. The Board Members are publicly elected to four-year staggered terms representing geographical divisions. The FOWD had an opening on the Board of Directors due to the resignation of the Division III Director. Pete Schroeder, an active member of the community of Fair Oaks, was elected to the open Division III Director seat in the recent general election. The term of this appointment will expire in December 2020.

Mr. Schroeder is not a stranger to the District or the community. In 2014 he was the Fair Oaks Chamber of Commerce “Citizen of the Year” and has served on both the Fair Oaks Rotary Club and Fair Oaks Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. In 2015 he founded Fair Oaks Community Action Partnerships, which brings together organizations in an effort of support and cooperation. Mr. Schroeder is currently the president of PGS Business Coaching & Consulting and an active Century 21 Realtor specializing in the community of Fair Oaks. His education includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and a Master Certification as a Business Coach.

FOWD stands as a committed and involved member of the community. With the appointment of Director Schroeder, the District is currently led by five Board Members, including: Dave Underwood, Misha Sarkovich, Randy Marx, Mike McRae and Pete Schroeder. Director Sarkovich and Director Marx are the longest-tenured FOWD Board Members, having each served nearly twelve years on the Board.

While serving a population of approximately 37,500 people on approximately 6,053 acres, FOWD has essentially not increased rates for the past twelve years, while investing approximately 40 cents of every ratepayer dollar back into capital during the same time period - maintaining approximately 14,000 metered service connections, six groundwater wells, 180 miles of pipeline, a 3 million-gallon water storage tank and an in-house billing system – entering 2017 with zero debt and over 100% of annual revenue in reserve.