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I just received the Yes on G letter from Mr. Mark Gibson,
farmer. It is hard for me to take your letter seriously as you are
trying to support Measure G. The passing of Measure G means that
many areas in the rural community will be upzoned and devalued.
I ask myself this, Mr. Gibson
– why is it that your property has the good fortune of being in
the area that will not be rezoned and why is it that you feel it
fair for others to support a document that will allow your property
to remain unchanged and not be devalued?
Your letter convinces me even more that this document serves few
and hurts many. I will continue to tell others to Vote NO on G.
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“I just received the Yes on G letter from Mr. Mark Gibson, farmer. It is hard for me to take your letter seriously as you are trying to support Measure G. The passing of Measure G means that many areas in the rural community will be upzoned and devalued.
I ask myself this, Mr. Gibson – why is it that your property has the good fortune of being in the area that will not be rezoned and why is it that you feel it fair for others to support a document that will allow your property to remain unchanged and not be devalued?
Your letter convinces me even more that this document serves few and hurts many. I will continue to tell others to Vote NO on G.”
“They didn’t like the No on G rally because it was emotional? Well, I drove by that rally and I saw members of our community out there taking a stand on something important to them. I haven’t seen any of the members of the proponents at the Little League field, volunteering at the hospital, raising money or providing labor for the Emmaus House, sitting on a school board, volunteering at the County Fair, working to plan the downtown street festival or parades, coaching soccer teams, managing successful businesses, leading any of our local service groups or being members of our community in general. They seem to set themselves apart, call everyone else names and try to impose the opinion of a few on the members of this community who are making it what it is. So, be a part of the community on the corner during the rally, or be the small (minded) group on the other side of the street looking in, it is your choice. I know where I will be if they have another rally! Vote NO on G.”
“Doesn’t the county have a grant deed process that would allow property owners to give their land to their children and if Measure G provides for the building of additional housing for family members, then what is the problem?
The reason that Measure G is causing such turmoil is most people are fed up with the way things were done in the past and they are starting to speak out. We have been silent for way too long. Our elected supervisors spend most of their time fending off developers instead of performing in other badly needed areas.
Five-acre zoning is the most wasteful zoning we have ever had and it needs to stop. Five-acre zoning came from good ole boys on the Board of Supervisors that are long gone and this zoning needs to follow them. If you want to increase property taxes revenues then do away with the Williamson Act property.
For those of you who do not know about the Williamson Act: It’s a decrease in property tax charged to property owners to keep it farming or ranching. You cannot subdivide property in the Williamson Act.
I would like the Assessor to disclose whose properties are slated to come out of Williamson Act status. It takes several years to withdraw from the Williamson Act. Who is waiting to get out of the Williamson Act?
That will confirm who the land speculators are and how long they have been waiting.
Be very careful how you vote in the upcoming Supervisor election. Send a message we want a change and not just smoke and mirrors.”
