Letters to the editor

Monterey County Herald
Posted on June 7, 2007

Some growth necessary

Some sanity prevailed with the defeat of Measures A and B. Let us hope the county or some enterprising lawyer will sue LandWatch, Chris Fitz and other
co-conspirators to recover the money uselessly spent on such a foolish and wasteful election. Lawsuits are something LandWatch will understand since
it originates so many, and the county will need the funds to settle the lawsuit with the proposed developer of Butterfly Village as a result of the defeat of Measure D.

When will the citizens realize that some growth is necessary to generate the revenue required to maintain the roads, develop water resources, and subsidize the county's greatest charity, Natividad Medical Center?

H. Glenn Morris
Pebble Beach

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Heed election code

California election law provides that when two or more initiatives pass that conflict with each other, the one that receives the most votes controls the result (Election Code Section 9123). This provision embodies the democratic notion that the majority rules.

The "no" vote on repeal, Measure B, was less than the "no" vote to approve Measure C and these two measures are in conflict. This means a greater majority of voters do not approve the supervisors' plan and Measure C results ought to control.

What is the basis for Deputy County Counsel Lee Blankenship's assertion that the results of Measure C can be ignored?

Susan Wallace
Carmel Valley

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Misplaced blame
Thank you for highlighting the real intentions

of Chris Fitz in Wednesday morning's "No, No, No and No" article. By telling us the supervisors put Measure B on the ballot "to confuse the voters and it
succeeded," LandWatch demonstrated the inability of many slow-growth proponents to consider the residents as able to comprehend the issues.

His statements show the effects of not addressing what could happen if the voters did not approve Measure A. Instead of blaming themselves, Fitz blames us. If this was a known issue, then why wasn't more emphasis placed on educating the public on the damage of approving Measure B? The arrogance of LandWatch and other Measure A proponents lay out the bigger challenge for this county than water rights and land use.

Monterey County is not monolithic. The issues that are important on the Peninsula are not the same for everyone else, and vice versa. With the vote done, it is time now to come together and develop a workable solution to GPU4. Collaborative solutions are needed if Monterey wants to preserve its ways of life.

Glenn Woodson
Monterey

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Reality check

LandWatch has claimed all along that "the voters should decide." That has now happened, and Measure A has gone down to a resounding defeat. One can only hope that they mean it and they will not continue to pretend that they speak for the majority. They need to get back into the comment lines at the various county forums just like the rest of us.

They need to drop the policy of suing everything that moves when things don't go their way. We are all tired of the acrimony and the millions of dollars wasted in these seven years of bitterness. Let's get on to the business of representative government. We have much to accomplish in Monterey County and precious little resources. Let's do it wisely.

Jay Brown
Bradley

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Inside information

Steve Brady's recent letter implies that county supervisors had something to do with constructing the Embassy Suites Hotel Monterey Bay in Seaside. He
apparently has information not available to the general public. Perhaps he would share it with us.

Denis Horn
Monterey