Are you out of your minds?
Somebody comes along and wants to increase the value of your property exponentially. They want to provide this county with a source of jobs and tax revenue that is the only remaining source left to much of America. They propose that we change our reputation from the “Meth center west of the Mississippi” to “World Class Resort.” And you want me to sign a petition to stop this? Are you out of your minds?
Folks are worried about traffic. They feel that three cars traveling down Highway 29 at the same time, in the same direction, is already too much traffic. Do these people not have any children or grandchildren who may need jobs any time in the next 30 years? Maybe because they are here and have a nice enough lifestyle that”s fine by them. So what if the county government does not have enough horsepower to do anything other then have lunch, much less work to make “Clear” Lake look less green then Anderson”s Split Pea Soup. Maybe they prefer rezoning small parcels one at a time so that the next generation can never figure out if there was a plan for our community. The attitude of “I”m here now, so now everybody should stay away” is crazy.
It seems to me, if the chance to acquire a first-rate resort could happen and we do not support that chance, then what will happen is sure to be more gambling tents and other such operations. That may be OK for you but I”m for something bigger and better. Something that will be competition for the business going to Tahoe and Reno.
And that my friends, requires cooperation and maybe even some risk taking.
So what are the risks here? That somebody builds something ugly and nobody comes? Or maybe that the money associated with the project will not get to you personally? Those of us who have lived around the lake and over the years have tried to make a living and finally given up and are commuting to Ukiah or Napa or Santa Rosa, we”ll feel the pain of having to put up with summer traffic in December. But wouldn”t it be nice for our children to have jobs and can be home before dark and have time to enjoy the great place we live.
Do not get me wrong I believe we should watch theses guys like a hungry osprey hanging over it”s prey. And if all the I”s are not dotted and T”s crossed, then we petition this thing to death. But since we are not in a position of having to beg these people to come and invest in our big green lake, let”s see what they are thinking about first!
John Reinhart
Lake County
