Let's use this forum to brainstorm the idea of a new form of government for Murieta.

The starting point:

Some people say a different governing structure is necessary because of projected costs for maintaining both the Rancho Murieta Association and the Community Services District -- which turns into costs for community members. Some people see a new form of government as an opportunity to regain tax money paid by Murietans that doesn't come back to the community. There are other motivations too.

There's a nine-member committee studying our government structure now. It owes the CSD a report by the end of the year. Let's help their work.

Those committee members are invited to participate here -- sharing documents, thoughts, whatever -- and so are you. It's an opportunity for us all to learn and teach.

If you see a piece of news relevant to the topic, post a summary and link here. If you have a useful thought, post it here.

If this gets off the ground, we'll let it fly where it wants to go. Maybe it needs to be its own forum with multiple threads. We'll see.

Your thoughts are invited.