Letters to the editor

Monterey County Herald
Posted on May 31, 2007

Best interests

LandWatch Executive Director Chris Fitz said Measure A is the only way to fix a broken political system. He totally misses the point. LandWatch engaged in two
elections for Board of Supervisors. Its candidates did not win, so it has concluded that the process is broken. Forget the will of the voters in Districts 2
and 4.

With respect to Ventura County, which LandWatch cites as an example of what can happen under the Measure A-type initiative, one should take note of Ventura's Highway 101 corridor, wall-to-wall outlet malls and
big-box stores. Each city is building to its limits, fighting for sales taxes. Traffic is gridlocked. One can look at all the farmland around it (for hours at a
time without moving a mile). That is what might be expected with Measure A.

County planner Alana Knaster is highly qualified and competent, with a great depth of knowledge, compassion, integrity and understanding of the issues.
Having consulted with her in my quest for insight to the issues addressed by various measures, I am confident that Measure C, representing the
supervisor-adopted general plan, serves the best interests of our community.

Donald McEnry Davis
Monterey