Andrew Sauerfor Big Bear City CSD Board
Affordable today. Invested for the long haul.
I'm Andrew Sauer, a Sugarloaf homeowner, a software developer, and a brand-new dad. At 36 I'm the youngest candidate in this race, so I'll be paying these water, sewer, and trash bills long after these votes are made. I'm running to keep them affordable and to explain every decision before it lands on your bill.
Ready for this board
I've completed the California Special Districts Association's board-member training, I already serve on two boards that work alongside the CSD, and I live in the district I want to represent.
Already serving on the boards next door
I sit on the Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency (BBARWA), which treats the valley's sewer water, and on the Sugarloaf Property Owners Association (SPOA). I served on the San Gorgonio Wilderness Association (SGWA) board from 2021 to 2024, where I built them a new website and brought their permit process online.
Trained for this board
I completed the California Special Districts Association's leadership academy for board members, so I know how a district board is supposed to work before I sit on one.
Software developer and Eagle Scout
Software taught me to fix small problems before they get big. Scouting taught me to show up and do the work.
Homeowner and dad
I'm a homeowner who purchased our Sugarloaf property with my own money. We just welcomed our daughter, and I pay the same sewer and trash bills you do.
My priorities
Three things I'll bring to every vote.
Keep rates affordable
I'll examine every fee line by line and make the district explain any increase before the vote, not after. No job cuts. Savings go to a CARE-style bill-help program for seniors and squeezed families within the current budget. There's no pipeline to Big Bear: every drop and every dollar comes from here, so we fund what we can't live without and question the rest.
Open up the board meetings
Most districts our size record their meetings, and ours doesn't yet. Most of us work weekdays and can't sit in a boardroom at five in the afternoon. Recorded meetings you can watch from home, plain-language summaries, and Spanish translation. Community is the district's middle name, and I want to live up to it.
Get the CSD and the City talking again
We're one valley. Fire, water, and weather are shared. Three of the five City Council seats are on the same November ballot, so that board is going to change. We should use that opening to mend the bridge between the east end and the west end. Quarterly meetings of the CSD, the City, and our other regional partners — then tell you what was agreed, not a blame game.
I'm one of five directors, so I can't deliver any of this alone. Anything new here is funded within what the district already collects, not through a rate increase. Where the budget won't allow it, I'll say so rather than promise it.
Stay updated
Board-meeting takeaways and campaign news. The same notes go out on Facebook and by email.
Where I stand, all in one place
There's no pipeline to Big Bear, so we fund what we can't live without
Three seats, and a five-month clock
Neighbors saying yes
Residents across Big Bear City, Sugarloaf, and the East Valley have put their names behind Andrew Sauer for the CSD board.
Support the campaign
This is a neighbor-to-neighbor campaign. Every dollar goes to yard signs, flyers, and reaching residents across the district. Contributions are limited to $250 per person and are not tax-deductible.