The legal wrangling may be, and we stress may be, coming to an
end. And it’s about time.
The legal wrangling may be, and we stress may be, coming to an end. And it’s about time.
A special meeting of the county Board of Supervisors has been called for July 9 to decide the fate of County Ordinance 760, better known as the slow-growth initiative the Board put in place on April 1.
Now, after a successful referendum drive to gather signatures against the ordinance, stances from both sides regarding the legality of the referendum campaign, and three months later, residents may finally have an answer to an issue that has divided this community.
On July 9, the Board will be forced to either repeal the ordinance or send it to a vote of the people.
At the end of May, supervisors retained the services of an attorney specializing in initiative and referendum law to offer an opinion about the legality of the referendum.
Supervisors had hoped to place the issue on its June 24 agenda, but no legal opinion had been received. They had hoped to have it on their agenda when they met Tuesday, but no legal opinion had been received.
While we applaud the Board for its diligence to gather information so it can proceed in a sound manner, it’s time to demand the legal opinion so that the July 9 special meeting takes place so as not to delay this issue any longer.
More than 30 days to receive an opinion from an attorney specializing in these very legal issues is more than enough time.
