Promoting Responsible Government
Next Meeting
Guest Speaker:
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Betsy Howe, COOMWA and C.A.P.R.
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Program Details
Cindy Alia (CAPR), Todd Howe, Betsy Howe, Governor Jay Inslee at the signing of SB5503
Betsy Howe is a leader in public education about Onsite (septic) Sewage Systems (OSS), which are often wrongly blamed for water pollution when the overwhelming majority of those systems organically and safely dispose of waste for more than 1 million households in Washington.
Howe will explain how these systems work, and the pressing need for common-sense laws and regulations about system upkeep and repairs. Well informed grassroots activists fought and defeated King County Council's "Turd Tax" in 2016. Betsy founded COOMWA (Citizens Optimizing OSS Management Washington) in response to a public outcry to fight King County's proposed tax. State law was found to be the source of misleading legislation. COOMWA actively blocked anti-OSS legislation in the 2017 session. In 2018, COOMWA pursued new legislation and nearly had success. Finally, in the 2019 session, OSS legislation, offering protection to owners, passed into law. Howe has become aligned with CAPR (Citizens Alliance for Property Rights), in this current effort. Betsy was invited to join the National Board of CAPR which represents concerns of privacy, water resources,government takings and other critical issues facing property owners.
A resident of Auburn for the past 25 years, Betsy is retired from a career in Nonprofit Administration. She served as the Executive Director for the Arthritis Foundation, Diabetes Association and other health organizations. She is married and has two grown children. The program will end with a Q&A session.
Howe will explain how these systems work, and the pressing need for common-sense laws and regulations about system upkeep and repairs. Well informed grassroots activists fought and defeated King County Council's "Turd Tax" in 2016. Betsy founded COOMWA (Citizens Optimizing OSS Management Washington) in response to a public outcry to fight King County's proposed tax. State law was found to be the source of misleading legislation. COOMWA actively blocked anti-OSS legislation in the 2017 session. In 2018, COOMWA pursued new legislation and nearly had success. Finally, in the 2019 session, OSS legislation, offering protection to owners, passed into law. Howe has become aligned with CAPR (Citizens Alliance for Property Rights), in this current effort. Betsy was invited to join the National Board of CAPR which represents concerns of privacy, water resources,government takings and other critical issues facing property owners.
A resident of Auburn for the past 25 years, Betsy is retired from a career in Nonprofit Administration. She served as the Executive Director for the Arthritis Foundation, Diabetes Association and other health organizations. She is married and has two grown children. The program will end with a Q&A session.
We expect a full house. Bring your friends and business guests. As always, we encourage you to arrive early to get a good seat. The price for admission/lunch is $10 for annual members and $15 for others. The buffet line will open at 11:30. The meeting concludes at 1:30 p.m.
SPECIAL NOTE: Herb Meyer (bio) who passed on June 23rd was highly-renowned speaker who addressed the club on multiple occasions (see our "Past Programs" and "Program Videos" pages, links above-left). Pause to read his often-cited Hoover Institution article, "A User's Guide to Politics" posted at position 1 on our "Items of Interest" page.
SPECIAL NOTE: Herb Meyer (bio) who passed on June 23rd was highly-renowned speaker who addressed the club on multiple occasions (see our "Past Programs" and "Program Videos" pages, links above-left). Pause to read his often-cited Hoover Institution article, "A User's Guide to Politics" posted at position 1 on our "Items of Interest" page.
