Letters to the editor

The Salinas Californian
Posted on April 27, 2007


No on Measure A

I am a longtime resident of Monterey County. Our local elections on June 5 include Measure A and our community will vote on issues that affect all of us.
Here are some thoughts in the decision-making process that include questions that need answers:

When and where were the public hearings on Measure A and where is the copy of the Environmental Impact Report that should have been provided to support the initiative?

The county's adopted general plan, GPU4, has a lengthy EIR and had many public hearings and public meetings.

Do we want development projects to include public hearings and the normal review process?

Or do you want political soundbites to dictate planning and development?

Public hearings are crucial when it comes to which direction we go and how our decisions will impact such things as the cost of housing.

Measure A requires in-lieu fees that everyone will be charged, including developers, who will pass the cost of up to $100,000 per single-family house in coastal areas.

The cost of housing is already out of reach for most of us.

Vote "no" on Measure A.

Carol Alleyne
Salinas