Where are owners” remorse for the cat slain by their dogs?
This is written as a response to “Shooting dogs was wrong, cruel and unnecessary” (Wednesday, Aug. 16), which has me very upset. I am as annoyed as Mrs. Wynn and Mrs. Bauer seem to be. There are two very well written letters of hate to the paper, which explain in extensive detail how they feel about the loss of the dogs.
I think I can understand how they feel. But, nowhere do I see any expression of remorse toward the lady or the dead cat. Now I would think the cat was just as important to the lady who had her pet viciously killed by two dogs running loose. The cat mentioned, surely must have died a terrifying, agonizing and painful death, being torn up alive by two unleashed dogs. And certainly the cat was not the agressor in this case.
In my mind I seem to remember signs posted along the highway, stating Lake County has a leash law. Now somewhere, someone has to take responsibility, and it is certainly not the “once cat owner.”
Wallace Ward
Clearlake Oaks
Rent stabilization is necessary
Lake County is in dire need of rent stabilization for mobile home parks. Currently owners can raise the mobile home park rents as much as they want and as often as they want (with 90 days notice).
There are approximately 6,000 people living in some 104 mobile home parks in Lake County. The majority of these are senior citizens living on fixed incomes. These homes are not actually “mobile” and can not be moved without significant cost to the home owners.
Rent stabilization typically allows several rent increases limited to a percentage of the cost of living index like the consumer price index, which amounts to approximately 2 to 3 percent per year. More than 90 counties and communities in California currently have rent protection ordinances.
The next task force meeting studying this subject at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6 at the coounty court house at the conference room on the third floor. The task force is chaired by two Lake County Board of Supervisors and everyone interested are invited to attend.
Vote NO on proposition 90. Proposition 90, known as “protect our homes 9 eminent domain” act will be on the November ballot. If passed, it would make new rent control ordinances in California illegal.
Dick Forbes
Lakeport
The rumble of redevelopment
As a citizen of Lucerne I see our clubhouse standing as a symbol. I feel like I am taking a risk, literally, in writing this article but it must be done. Someone needs to call a spade a spade. This town looks like hell.
The individuals to date that have been involved in redevelopment, buying up properties etc. quite frankly do not have our best interest in mind. Powerful and rich players have entered this little town of Lucerne buying up the lands wanted by redevelopment. These building now sit ugly, empty with for sale or for lease or rent signs. The prices asked for these buildings is why they are empty, awaiting the hand of redevelopment funds to come their way. If they are not empty they house, illegally, our “throw away” citizens that the county does not really want to financially deal with! The buildings that house human life are deplorable! The longer they sit the worse they look. “Blighted” is the term for redevelopment to do the pay off, thus increasing my property taxes!
It is quite obvious just looking at Lucerne that redevelopment is entrenched in special interest. It thrives on lack of awareness from the citizens of Lucerne. The citizens have no voice in the operations and policy, i.e. who, what, where and why. All of our property taxes continue to go up as the debts mount. The people that have benefited from redevelopment in this town to date I suspect are the lawyers, bond brokers and consultants.
Now onto the solution. I would request that the Lake County Board of Supervisors, acting as the redevelopment board, extend an opportunity of uncommon sharing of the responsibility for shaping redevelopment in the project area of the north shore. Under California Redevelopment Law the board has the ultimate responsibility for the success of the project; however the board can direct the formation of a oversight committee elected by the citizens of the north shore to provide direct citizen input to the various projects and program approval, giving this committee veto authority over any proposal. Thus sharing responsibility the board will not be able to approve projects without committee approval.
And folks, that is a democratic process, no longer a shadow government.
Lenny Matthews
Lucerne
Replace U.S. tax code with a system that is fair and simple
As a former businessman and professional, I fully support the FairTax Bill now before both houses of Congress. This important bill would eliminate tax bias against work, savings and investments.
By passing the bill, Congress would promote higher economic growth, faster productivity growth, more jobs, lower interest and a higher standard of living for Californians and all Americans. All business entities would greatly benefit, as they would pay no tax on their income! In fact, both employee and employer share of payroll taxes would be abolished.
How can California”s 3 million-plus businesses learn more about the FairTax Bill (H.R.25 and S.25)? Visiting www.fairtax.org and reading “The FairTax Book” can answer questions. I urge you to write your congressman and Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein requesting their support for this nonpartisan bill.
Robert J. Ransom, Jr
Petaluma
Don”t forget to write!
The Observer*American welcomes correspondence about our coverage and about topics of local interest. Viewpoints in this section are the opinion of the author and their appearance should not be construed as a newspaper endorsement. We prefer that letters be typed into the body of an e-mail message (no attachments, please). However, we will also accept neatly printed or typewritten material. Please include your name, address and phone number to help us verify your submission. Address correspondence to:
Letters to the Editor
Clear Lake Observer American
PO Box 6200
Clearlake, CA 95422
