Letters to the editor

Monterey County Herald
Posted on May 18, 2007

Out-of-towners

I am voting against Measure A on our June ballot because it is bad government.

It was not "written by the community." It was written by two out-of-towners. In fact, LandWatch, the principal mover, pulled out of the county discussions process, presumably because it was not going as it wanted. While the county plan did not give anyone everything they wanted, it resulted from a process of extensive discussions and give-and-take among a variety of groups, all under the direction of our elected officials. That is how government is supposed to work.

Measure A did not and will not undergo the scrutiny of an environmental impact study.

Measure A locks in its rigid terms for 25 years. Times change. Certainly the agricultural industry has changed greatly in my 33 years here. Our plans need to change with the times. Measure A handcuffs our elected officials. Each needed change will require an expensive and unnecessary countywide vote.

I urge a no on A, a no on B and a yes on the county plan, Measure C.

Tim McCarthy
Salinas