Editor, Manteca Bulletin,
In spending $20.1 million for improvements in this city, I think some of the priorities are bad choices. It seems as though spending over $500,000 on a picnic shelter and a parking lot for Vince Hernandez’ neighborhood is extravagant.
None of our neighborhood parks have shelters, but we don’t have Hernandez in our neighborhood. Then the council plans to spend a large sum on upgrading the council chambers. I personally don’t think this is a good choice in projects. It seems like a lot of money has been spent already on improvements in Library Park, but this council is locked into spending more on this park.
It is a crime the way this city spends on low priority projects, while we have a small rundown animal shelter that is nothing less than an execution chamber for little animals. The mayor and council should make a tour of this facility and witness dogs being euthanized on a daily basis. It is apparent we need a changing of the guard in Manteca in order to ever have a chance of getting our needed infrastructure in this city.
Councilman Hernandez spent over $1 million on the Moffat sidewalks for a few residents to walk on while ignoring the animal shelter.
I have always been conservative in my life and I expect city representatives to be conservative with our taxes as well. It appears like this the mayor and council haven’t got a clue on budgeting or making our actual needs a priority. Eight deficits and a ninth one for 2010, is proof of that. We need a mayor and council that spends on an even parity with our needs. This would be something new for this council to try.
In spending $20.1 million for improvements in this city, I think some of the priorities are bad choices. It seems as though spending over $500,000 on a picnic shelter and a parking lot for Vince Hernandez’ neighborhood is extravagant.
None of our neighborhood parks have shelters, but we don’t have Hernandez in our neighborhood. Then the council plans to spend a large sum on upgrading the council chambers. I personally don’t think this is a good choice in projects. It seems like a lot of money has been spent already on improvements in Library Park, but this council is locked into spending more on this park.
It is a crime the way this city spends on low priority projects, while we have a small rundown animal shelter that is nothing less than an execution chamber for little animals. The mayor and council should make a tour of this facility and witness dogs being euthanized on a daily basis. It is apparent we need a changing of the guard in Manteca in order to ever have a chance of getting our needed infrastructure in this city.
Councilman Hernandez spent over $1 million on the Moffat sidewalks for a few residents to walk on while ignoring the animal shelter.
I have always been conservative in my life and I expect city representatives to be conservative with our taxes as well. It appears like this the mayor and council haven’t got a clue on budgeting or making our actual needs a priority. Eight deficits and a ninth one for 2010, is proof of that. We need a mayor and council that spends on an even parity with our needs. This would be something new for this council to try.
Fleenor Richards
Manteca
June 19, 2010
Manteca
June 19, 2010