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East County News Service
November 18, 2014 (La Mesa) – Following a 10 News investigation that cited anonymous whistleblowers claiming corruption by a Helix Water District inspector and a construction company, the Helix Water District has responded to East County Magazine’s request for comments. Read highlights of the 10 News story with links to the full report here.
Ted Salois, senior public affairs representative for the district, offered this response.
“We strive to be excellent stewards of our customers’ funds and work diligently every day to continue earning the public’s trust. When some concerns about our contracting practices were raised, we immediately initiated our own internal audit and commissioned a thorough review by an outside firm," he said.
Salois added, "We are happy to report that no irregularities were found by either review. We did see, however, where some contract language and methods of measurement could be misinterpreted by persons unfamiliar with the type of work requested and performed. You can see all the pertinent documents and our explanations of the situations in question by visiting our website at this address: http://www.hwd.com/contracts.htm. "
Kathleen Coates-Hedberg, a member of the Helix Water Board who has often been a watchdog over board actions, confirmed that she is aware of the concerns. But she stated in an e-mail to ECM, “Staff and a respected and experienced outside firm have looked into and provided us a report on the investigation and no irregularities were found. The District has provided the media with the relevant public documents.”
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