I couldn”t disagree more with the letter written by Henry and Barbara Citti, who advocated to not vote for the incumbents here in the City of Clearlake, and kept referring to good people in our community as “good old boys.”
First of all, these three incumbents (Thein, Giambruno and Overton) are all staunch supporters of the City of Clearlake, unlike some of their competition in this election who advocate disincorporation throwing us back under County of Lake control. Being an elected official is hard work! While I may not always agree with them, we cannot criticize their belief in and support of moving this city forward.
This current city council has started improving our roads. Folks, you have to start somewhere and this current council is making a positive difference. I drive the main roads all the time and instead of patchwork and bandaids, this council actually did improve all our main roads around the city!
Secondly, as a 30-year resident of this city, I am angry and offended that Henry and Barbara Citti called some of our long-time city businesses “local good old boys” who “have the city council in their pockets” insinuating corrupt behavior.
What planet have you two been living on? Here in reality-ville, Four Corners, Mendo Mill, Safeway, Ray”s and IGA Foods, Etc. are run by excellent, hard-working people who constantly support our community and all the people who live here. The Cittis” negative remarks were extremely offensive and I for one will stand up for all of these businesses and their owners and employees. This couple owes you an apology.
No one likes potholes, Mr. and Mrs. Citti, but neither do folks who live in Lakeport, Santa Rosa, Napa, Ukiah, Calistoga or any of the other surrounding communities. Take some time to learn about how much money communities actually receive for road improvements (no, it doesn”t grow on trees ?) and how much it costs nowadays to actually do the work. If it was as easy and cheap to fix the roads as it is to be a critic of those who are working on our behalf, all the roads would be paved, but this is reality and it takes more money than we have.
Your votes in this election are important. Please use them wisely and vote for the people who are actually making a difference in our city, not just criticizing it!
Anita Gordon
Clearlake
