Letters to the editor

Monterey County Herald
Posted on May 7, 2007

LandWatch propaganda

The effort of LandWatch to characterize the Board of Supervisors as pawns of developers is a desperate attempt to pass Measure A at any cost. Last week LandWatch issued a study by the Taffe Public Strategies Co. showing that the supervisors had contributions from "development interests." Obviously, this showed that the system was corrupt and we can't trust them to govern us. But who are those "development interests?"

This company defined them as anybody affiliated with organizations such as banks, insurance companies, farmers, ranchers, hotels, utilities, chain retailers, gas stations, landlords, planners, agricultural landowners and trade unions.

In trying to explain this study, Chris Fitz of LandWatch said they picked occupations that may be against a "progressive plan."

In other words, if you are not for Measure A, then you are part of "development interests." What gives LandWatch the right to mislead the public and the press in such a convoluted fashion?

One of the listed categories was land-use attorneys.

By that definition, the attorneys who wrote Measure A are both developers!

Don't believe the LandWatch propaganda. Vote no on A.


LuAnn Meador
Carmel