Letters To The Editor

Thu., Jan. 23, 1997

Voters have spoken in no uncertain terms

A recent article in the Valley Voice stated there was no organized opposition to these proposed incorporations.

What in the bleep do you think the past three votes said of these attempts?

Let’s give it a rest!

Utopia is Ed Meadows and Vivienne Latimer finding another place to live or finding a hobby that does not include the citizens of the Valley trying to explain the word “no” like you have to with a spoiled child who has been told he or she cannot have something.

What part of “no” is it that these people cannot grasp?

They continue to review the votes and keep paring down the boundaries of these proposed cities to eliminate the negative votes. If it is going to involve only selective “yes” areas, why don’t they just take down the addresses of those who vote “yes” and draw a line around their houses?

Kind of like connect the dots, a fun and inexpensive child’s game that takes up plenty of extra time.

I will personally opt out of these proposed cities, having lived in Greenacres since 1944 and worked my business in Veradale since 1964.

I have seen the work of the power brokers in a city close by the Valley and can see no reason for it to be any different.

As you can already see, if the voters dare say “no” to something, they will keep whipping the horse until it is dead.

And - well that brings up animal abuse, and that is another stinky story. Bob Walker Veradale

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