It is amazing how San Benito County’s financial condition went
from satisfactory before the March 2 election to a conservative
shortfall of $8.1 million after the election.
Dear Editor:
It is amazing how San Benito County’s financial condition went from satisfactory before the March 2 election to a conservative shortfall of $8.1 million after the election. It is hard to believe our County Supervisors were surprised. If the voters had known the true status of the county, the incumbent supervisors may have received even fewer votes.
The recommendation by Pat Loe and Richard Scagliotti that the 4-H clubs and the Marshal’s Office not be funded in the next budget smells. It smells like a payback for the agriculture community and Robert Scattini’s opposition to Measure G.
After the public outcry, I do not think the supervisors will eliminate the 4-H program. However, they may be vindictive enough to eliminate the Marshal’s Office. If the position of marshal was to be eliminated, it should have happened before the March 2 election.
Now that the voters have elected a marshal for six years, the County Supervisors should fund the office for the entire term. To do otherwise is to ignore the votes of the people and would be an abuse of power.
Maybe the new majority of supervisors entering in 2005 can eliminate the marshal position at the end of the term voted on in the March 2 election.
Marvin L. Jones,
Hollister
