Dear Editor,
The County Transit System provides transportation for San Benito
County citizens around the county and to Gilroy. It is a black hole
for taxpayers’ money and a good source of greenhouse gases.
The number of riders on the County Transit Friday afternoon
rush-hour routes at San Benito Street and Fourth Street has
increased. There have been two passengers on the 38-passenger bus
the last several weeks. That is double from several months ago.
COG wants to buy more gas guzzlers to carry low number of passengers
Dear Editor,
The County Transit System provides transportation for San Benito County citizens around the county and to Gilroy. It is a black hole for taxpayers’ money and a good source of greenhouse gases.
The number of riders on the County Transit Friday afternoon rush-hour routes at San Benito Street and Fourth Street has increased. There have been two passengers on the 38-passenger bus the last several weeks. That is double from several months ago.
If these diesel powered ($5.00 a gallon) monsters get 8 miles a gallon in stop-and-go traffic, they discharge the equivalent of 3 pounds of carbon dioxide every mile. That is 1.5 pounds per passenger mile per this unscientific survey.
An item on the Consent Agenda of the July 17 meeting of the Council of San Benito County Governments (COG) is to request a quarter-million taxpayer dollars to purchase two (2) more of these busses.
Is COG oblivious to the hardships posed by the current increase in cost of fuel? Are they not aware of the hysteria about greenhouse gasses? It appears COG has no concern for the taxpayers.
This comes just a few months after COG recommended the Traffic Impact Fee on new houses be raised to $23,800 a copy.
COG is a dangerous uelected government body without accountability to the voters of San Benito County. Our SBC Board of Supervisors and city councils should curtail their power and limit their scope. COG is a poster child for bureaucracy gone wild.
Marvin L. Jones, Hollister
Freitas family says thanks for support
Dear Editor,
The words “Thank You” do not seem like nearly enough to express our gratitude for the incredible outpouring of support from the community during the recent loss of our home and pets. Friends, family, neighbors and people we have never met came to show how much they care. Our lives have been deeply touched by your support and we have been blessed by the donations and prayers. As we move on with day to day life, we ask that God bless each of you for your care, love and support.
The Freitas Family, Hollister
