Doing the right thing

Kudos to Planning Commission (PC) member Dean Turner for trying his best, doing the right thing and for standing up for what he believes in.

The Morning Call and Express-Times articles recap the PC's approval of the Weis Market plan last night. We believe that this statement and this quote say it all.

Planner Dean Turner cast the only dissenting vote, saying he wants to be consistent with what he's said in the past. "I'm not against a grocery store," but the location is ill-suited for a high-traffic store, Turner said after the meeting.

The next stop for the out of town SamCar Developer team is the Board of Supervisors (BoS). While we expect to see and hear plenty of pontificating, posturing, rationalizing and showmanship from members of the BoS, at this point in time, it is hard to imagine that in the end a "yes" vote by the Board is anything more than a legal formality.

Please don't forget-

1) Our appeal regarding the spot zoning ordinance (298) that allowed for this mess continues on November 20th.

2) The term of office for Supervisors David Hoff and John Ackerman are up in 2007. The time to seriously consider running for the board is NOW! To make real change in OUR town we need to start replacing those board members who consistently ignore the will of the people, set-aside our established ordinances, and continue to worry more about pleasing developers than the residents.

For more information on how to register to run, please drop us a note today. citizens@residentswhocare.com