Letters to the editor: April 7
Heads up, SDCEA
‘‘Estates school enrollment declines.” I would like to clarify some of the information that was incorrectly stated in a letter in the Sentinel on March 24, 2016. Three San Diego Country Estates Association Board members voted to have a NEW recreation master plan done for $68,000. Bender and Brown voted against it.
The old plan, which was done many years ago, could have been updated for a lot less since the boundaries of the Estates and open land available has not changed. The board members mailed a survey to homeowners for ideas and wants for future recreational use. The survey results were not done ethically since there was no signature required for submission. One household could submit as many surveys as they wanted. Where is the accountability? Areas of interest that were never addressed from the survey were from adults who wanted to see additional activities added for adults to the proposed additions. Yes, the Weiss House needs to be updated for the children, but to a tune of about $1.5 million? Oh, by the way, was this budgeted? And where did the money come from?
Last year Scott Brown and Susan Benders’ political signs were stolen within the first few days of the campaign process. Well this year two very big (and costly) signs were slashed and removed from Ramona Oaks Road for Brown and Castberg. Childish politics?
I urge all homeowners to attend the board meetings and see the board in action. A prior board member was asked to return to the Water Negotiating Committee to ensure that the new water contract would be completed in a timely and fiscally responsible manner. Once the board approved her appointment to the committee, the board president asked her if she was going to play “nice” this time. What does this mean? Was that polite? This is your board.
If you want true transparency and unbiased decision making, support Scott Brown and Eileen Castberg.
Sharron Daniels
Ramona
More on political correctness
I read with interest last week’s guest commentary “Some thoughts on political correctness.”
Who can disagree with the concept of treating all other human beings with respect and compassion, without regard to ethnicity or beliefs? But then the author proceeds to lump all who are tired of “political correctness,” saying “…..in their minds they have been given license to throw down the boundaries of civility and decency and sadly have resorted back to the basest of human behaviors.”
This is the kind of rhetoric that drives people like myself nuts!
The author is a lawyer, sworn to uphold the law of the land. Certainly she can’t be telling all of us to give a pass to those who break the law.
Name calling and stereotyping usually are indicative of someone without a cogent argument and should not be tolerated, it’s true.
But our nation is a democratically governed republic, which means we are all subject to the rule of law. Without it, we would have anarchy.
Tom McKelvey
Ramona
Advanced care planning
On Thursday, April 14, from 4:30-6:00 a free workshop on Advanced Care Planning and Physicians Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (P.O.L.S.T.) will be held at the Ramona Library.
There has been a problem with the on-line registration so here is the address to register: www.eventbrite.com/e/free-advance-health-
care-planning-workshop-tickets-21220212
226?aff=es2.
If this does not work call 858-635-1224 and leave your name and email address.
Space is limited and registration ends April 12.
Michael J. Barker, M.D.
Ramona