Letters to the editor

The Salinas Californian
Posted on May 30, 2007

No on Measure A

With regard to a recent letters to the editor in local papers describing the Measure A plan as "Power to the People," I'm afraid I don't share this vision. The way I see the Measure A plan is this:

Measure A will cause lawsuits and gridlocks within our county planning system - so much so that nothing will get done for the next 25 years. Reasonable growth? Many of us will simply go out of business and take our
business skills elsewhere. It is hard enough to get any reasonable land planning issue through the current system. How would it be under the highly restrictive Measure A guidelines?


Measure A will stop the farmers being able to properly farm. Just ask a Salinas Valley farmer who wants to put in a new processing plant on their property!
They'll tell you.

Measure A will take away jobs. Our farmers and our vintners will not be able to expand their businesses, provide jobs and boost the local economy.

Measure A is an insult to our democracy and the land rights that we have fought for and treasured for so long in this country.

Measure A is an insult to our elected officials - our Board of Supervisors, who were put in their positions by the people, for the people. Who is the "we" in the
Pro-Measure A campaign ads? The "we" in the "we get to choose the way our county is planned for the next 25 years?"

Measure A will clog up our systems of land planning for 25 years with its highly restrictive rules.

That's the truth, folks. No way on A; that's what we say.

Mike Jensen
Soledad