Letters to the editor

The Salinas Californian
Posted on May 31, 2007

It's REALTORS' money

An error needs to be corrected in reference to the California Association of REALTORS' donation to defeat Measure A. This is not money from out-of-town
REALTORS. This is money that I and approximately 1,800 other REALTORS who live and work in Monterey County have donated over many years.

The state association is the trustee of our donations. When an issue, such as Measure A, affects an area, the local association requests to retrieve our funds from the trust. Like the hundreds of other businesses, nonprofits and individuals that provide the economic engine and vital services to this county, local REALTORS are trying to do our part to ensure a positive future for everyone in Monterey County.

The opposition can make us out to be the bogeyman. In truth, the REALTORs of Monterey County wish and work for the chance for people of ALL levels of income to have the American dream of owning a home in one of the
most beautiful places in the world.

Christine Monteith
Pacific Grove