Letters to the editor

The Salinas Californian
Posted on June 3, 2007

No on A

Measure A is the biggest farce ever foisted on the people of Monterey County. I just bought a new house because the state took mine for the overpass at Crazy Horse Canyon Road and Echo Valley Road. When I bought
the new house it had a conservation easement. I thought, "What could it hurt?" I find after I bought the house with the easement, the property could not be
touched. I could not build anything within 100 feet of the easement. I still have to pay taxes on it because it's part of my property but it's useless to me.

This is what Measure A will do for the property owners of this county. You will continue paying taxes on the property but you will be unable to build anything on it unless it's put to a vote of the people.

The Yes on Measure A people are using lowdown ads claiming all the supervisors are less than honest and real estate people and builders are against the measure for selfish reasons.

Why are the Measure A people trying to force this on Monterey County if not for selfish reasons?

I'm ashamed of the way the Measure A people are advertising the measure. It's like they are right, everyone else is wrong and all rich people are bad.

I have lived on Echo Valley Road for 57 years and never once did I build anything that all the people of Monterey County had to vote on.

Consider the enormity of what Measure A will do to anyone who owns land in Monterey County and vote "no" on Measure A.

Philip G. Nelson
Salinas