It is hard to underestimate the arrogance of certain county
supervisors and their not-so-hidden agendas.
Such is the case once more with the outrageous 3-2 vote Tuesday
to delay a decision on the San Juan Oaks project.
First of all, supervisors Bob Cruz and Reb Monaco should be
saluted for taking the sensible stand to approve the project, which
has been passed after meticulous inspection by the planning
commission.
It is hard to underestimate the arrogance of certain county supervisors and their not-so-hidden agendas.
Such is the case once more with the outrageous 3-2 vote Tuesday to delay a decision on the San Juan Oaks project.
First of all, supervisors Bob Cruz and Reb Monaco should be saluted for taking the sensible stand to approve the project, which has been passed after meticulous inspection by the planning commission.
Richard Scagliotti, Pat Loe and Ruth Kesler, however, shamelessly delayed the vote until after the March 2 showdown on Measure G, which all three are in favor of.
They apparently don’t care about the hundreds of local jobs and hundreds of thousands of tourist dollars that are at stake for the county with the approval of the project, which would bring a top-flight hotel, golf courses, park land, affordable housing and protected open space.
They quickly forgot the positive impact of the current San Juan Oaks Golf Club and facilities and how it has become a vibrant and effective part of the county landscape.
Instead, they raised tiresome questions that have already been answered by Scott Fuller and the San Juan Oaks investors.
Scagliotti, Kesler and Loe showed they are in it for themselves and their agendas, this time being even more brazen than ever.
At least Scagliotti will be stepping down and voters on March 2 should also remember that Kesler is on the ballot, along with their beloved Measure G.
Shooting down such a worthwhile project, even temporarily, under such a shoddy guise of more information at this point is a slap at the intelligence of San Benito County residents.
It is also another poorly orchestrated path to wasting more county time and subsequent money – and risking even more incoming litigation down the line.
When tourism is so desperately needed in San Benito County, the three supervisors have boldly put up an unnecessary roadblock.
Voters and residents should be shocked at this mightier-than-thou attitude that continues with Scagliotti, Kesler and Loe as they predictably turned the San Juan Oaks expansion into a political ploy.
But, unfortunately, it’s monkey business as usual in San Benito County.
