After a long day at the computer, Eve Adams, economic consultant opened her mail.


Dear Consultant:

Your firm is currently on the Timber County Environmental Consultant List on file with the Departm ent of Planning and Building Services. Those firms on the list may receive Requests for Proposals from the County acting a lead agency or be selected by a private project applicant to provide supplemental studies in support of an application related to p lanning projects which require the services of a planning consultant.
In order to effectively maintain the consultant list and provide for public interface, it has become necessary to institute a fee of $25.00 for a two year period. It is requested t hat if you wish to remain on the list, please forward a check to this office in the amount of $25.00 made payable to Timber County.

"If $25 gets us on the list, how much will it cost to move to the top of the list?"


Note: This is a quote fro m an actual letter received by a consultant in Chico. Only the county name and the consultant's name have been changed to protect the guilty.