Sewer Rate Hike is Unfair
Sewer Rate Hike is Unfair
Editor,
I totally agree with the letter from John Rinck in Thursday’s Letters to the Editor. He really said it all.
As a resident of Hollister for almost 10 years now, I find the upcoming sewer rate hike extremely unfair. I do not feel I should have to pay for a new sewer system that will allow the building moratorium to be lifted. I believe in slow growth. If developers want to build, they should pay impact fees and, additionally, the new residents should pay the higher prices.
It will be extremely difficult for me to budget for such an astronomical increase!
I encourage all residents of Hollister to write city hall with your disapproval of this impending increase.
Marie Kroeger,
Hollister
Calling the Spelling Police!
Editor,
I read the articles on the Italian feast posted on your web site…
Please alert the writer that the spelling police have cited your journalist for poor spelling!
“Coppocola” should be “Capocollo.”
“dolcetto d’ Doglioni” should be “Dolcetto di Dogliani.”
Your writer makes the assertion that Barbera is high in tannin. In fact, it is very low in tannic acidity, but it has high tartaric acid.
In part two of this epic, the writer claims “A chianti classico is defined as a wine being produced in the inner zone of the Chianti district.” Wines must be predominantly Sangiovese to qualify for this designation. Eighty percent is the current minimum.
The region’s wineries also produce a wide array of wines. One can find Chardonnays and Sauvignon Blanc wines produced in the Chianti region, but these are not able to be called “Chianti Classico.”
The names of the Brunello producers are both spelled incorrectly. It is not “Sino Pacenti,” but “Siro Pacenti.”
And “Casisano Columbio” is “Casisano Colombaio.”
The article asserts Brunello must spend three and a half years in wood. In fact, the laws have changed and today only two years in wood are required.
The Italians rarely will label as a wine as “muscato.” I suspect the writer meant “Moscato.” I wonder why no brand or winery name was noted on this final entry, since the other wines are identified.
Your May 6 article on Syrah contends that Hermitage is “exclusively” made of Syrah … in fact, some producers do blend white grapes in their Hermitage wines.
Dennis Mitchell,
via e-mail
