LETTERS: STOP HARMING OF HILL CANYON.I'm writing to pass on information that hopefully will stop the Hill Canyon Recreational Resource Authority in its agenda to build a golf course, clubhouse, tram, roads and other structures on one of the few open space, natural wetlands left in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. . The HCRRA HCRRA Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority plans will forever harm wildlife by blasting and excavating, and with permanent construction. How can it plan to do all that damage when it's illegal to pick a single wild flower? The HCRRA plans are hideous hid·e·ous adj. 1. Repulsive, especially to the sight; revoltingly ugly. See Synonyms at ugly. 2. Offensive to moral sensibilities; despicable. to nature. Please get involved. Contact the Hill Canyon Preservation Coalition, P.O. Box 12, Newbury Park, CA 91320. Call (805) 494-1517, e-mail hcpctoaol.com. or log on to Web site www.hill.canyon.org. - Alma Gibbert Thousand Oaks Trust officials to choose I beg to is an elliptical expression for I beg leave to; as, I beg to inform you s>. See also: Beg differ with the conclusion that the Hill Canyon multipurpose mul·ti·pur·pose adj. Designed or used for several purposes: a multipurpose room; multipurpose software. multipurpose Adjective facility needs additional validation by the electorate. In November 1998, the voters of Thousand Oaks went to the polls and voted for the people who they were willing to trust to study the facts and make the decisions, such as this one. There is no tax burden to resolve, or density problem to consider. There is only the deliberation deliberation n. the act of considering, discussing, and, hopefully, reaching a conclusion, such as a jury's discussions, voting and decision-making. DELIBERATION, contracts, crimes. of whether the long-term benefits of fiscal, recreational and environmental pluses outweigh any contribution the raw and neglected landscape that now prevails has to offer. If every voter was compelled to read the 394-page Environmental Impact Review, cover to cover, before they could vote, then maybe we could expect a reasoned and rational judgment, and we would have no purpose for staff involvement or a Joint Powers Authority A Joint Powers Authority (JPA) is an institution permitted under the laws of some states of the USA, whereby two or more public authorities (e.g. local governments, or utility or transport districts) can operate collectively. decision, or any official process. Until that scenario becomes practical or possible, let's stick with constitutional, democratic principle of government by elective representation - as opposed to the confusion and chaos of Ballot Box Bingo. Time and time again, the latter method has resulted in an action which the voter did not want or expect when he or she pulled the lever. I am willing to place my confidence in the ability of our elected park board and City Council members to vote their convictions in this matter, based on the facts and data supplied to them. Do not compromise them with a meaningless ``advisory'' vote. Give them the breathing room to do the job we elected them for. - Marshall Dixon Thousand Oaks |
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