Letters to the editor

Monterey County Herald
Posted on June 1, 2007

Don't be fooled

Measure A is wrong for Monterey County. The claims in favor lack credibility. One supporter claimed that the competing Measure C will consume 25,000 acres of farmland for 21,000 housing units or in excess of one acre per house. Most of the housing units are planned for Fort Ord, Prunedale, Pine Canyon and Bradley, where there is little or no agriculture. Providing
housing for farmworkers near their work makes sense. Most of the new jobs are in South County, so why restrict housing to the north?

Agriculture and tourism employers who compete in a low-wage industry must be concerned with the availability of close affordable housing and they
can't rely on government subsidized urban area housing.

The supervisors have compromised on Rancho San Juan to avoid a $200 million lawsuit on the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment. They deserve our support. Don't be fooled: Vote no on A and B and yes on C and D.

Don Redgwick
Pacific Grove