City and County Need to Help Create Jobs in Our Community
City and County Need to Help Create Jobs in Our Community
Editor,
It was a pleasure to attend our Board of Supervisors’ first meeting of the year.
Even the microphones were a little bit too low for my hearing. I think they kept them lower to be sure that people don’t think they are hollering. Believe me, they can be a little loud. City Council, county administrator holding the microphone close to their mouths is just perfect for me.
I’d like to congratulate the new chairman, Supervisor Don Marcus, and vice chairman, Supervisor Jaime DeLaCruz. I feel it will be a good combination.
Paying good attention to Supervisor Marcus’ presentation and what he believes should be changed for the future, I couldn’t agree more. I feel like I wrote the speech. It’s very compatible with what I have been trying to convince our past leaders.
The need to create jobs so the ones who grew up here will be able to find work here without going so far to try and make a living. Layoffs and raising taxes is not the answer.
The city let themselves get so low to the point that at the last election they asked the people for a tax raise. We all see the results. People are tired of taxes. People are disappointed with our leaders’ mistakes in the past.
Maybe you and I have been comfortable, but there are many out there with just Social Security and for them every penny counts. You can only squeeze so much until it gets to the point where there is no more justice.
The answer is leadership and business. There is money out there depending on our leaders.
Be little proud and think about the ones who without your help they don’t go too far. It’s hard on them. It’s hard on the families. Especially, the young ones who have been raised without the right food or the right education.
Usually, instead of working, for lack of a future they turn to drugs or robbery and end up in jail. It’s sad to see many young men in prison.
I believe if they have the right life, work that they could support themselves and maybe help their families, fewer young men would be lost.
I feel it’s our leaders’ responsibility, not only county but also the city, to create jobs so these people can work and stay out of jail.
Many of these people are not educated to work in electronics but they can be helpful with gardening, laying cement, sheet rock, carpentry and roofing. Believe me, I have worked out there and I know they can be of good help.
Amadeu Lima
Hollister
