LIZ CUNNISON

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LIZ CUNNISON

Ms. Cunnison served for over a decade as an elected director of Western Municipal Water District. She also served as a Commissioner for the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA).

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Biological Resources

Ms. Cunnison was instrumental in the effort to preserve the Arroyo located near the junction of Chicago Avenue and Central Avenue in Riverside. With colleagues in the League of Women Voters, she contested an EIR that sought to site a shopping center at the location and made numerous presentations to City Council to oppose the project. Her work led to the property owner donating a portion of the property for the creation of Andulka Park. Later she work with the same group to prevent Fairview Avenue from being extended through the arroyo, leaving it natural.

Open Space and Parks

Ms. Cunnison was instrumental in the effort to preserve the Arroyo located near the junction of Chicago Avenue and Central Avenue in Riverside. With colleagues in the League of Women Voters, she contested an EIR that sought to site a shopping center at the location and made numerous presentations to City Council to oppose the project. Her work led to the property owner donating a portion of the property for the creation of Andulka Park. Later she work with the same group to prevent Fairview Avenue from being extended through the arroyo, leaving it natural.

Water Resources

As a Board member of Western Municipal Water District, Ms. Cunnison work to promote partnerships between Western and the City of Riverside for the eventual use of reclaimed water. As an advocate for the measures to preserve the ecosystem of the Sacramento River Delta through passage of the Peripheral Canal, Ms. Cunnison’s interest in water and water supply issues has been longstanding.