Stuff you need to know, 8.13.24

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1. Perhaps there is a way access can be preserved while permitting development. Does anyone have a problem with planned development? Granted, there would be population growth, higher costs of housing and property tax, but with an educated work force, more businesses would come to Sierra County which would increase the tax base. Just think, we might an even greater variety of food!

2. The City must follow NMSA 3-54-1 to sell or lease property.
   This entails, an independent appraisal to determine the value, followed by an Ordinance
   at which time Public Hearings must be held. We then have the opportunity to petition for a referendum
   and a special election on the issue, but beware the City is very sneaky as in the purchase of the PNC bank
   for the police. Our government must be held accountable to the people for their actions.
   Don’t sit back and wait till they take everything from you. Be active be courageous, be heard!

3. These commissioners are worms. Constantly trying to wrighle whatever they want to with no sun light.

4. I’m not sure that there’s any comparable land w/ public access (for hiking, etc.) that close to the river that gives a truly “wild” feel. UNLESS the city has plans to replace this w/ some comparable city access, seems to me it would be a mistake to sell it to ANY bidder, much less to somebody whose intent is simply “development”. I say this as a person who for 10+ years lived adjacent to that area and enjoyed trail riding, hiking, walking my dog(s) etc. on that land, LONG before it was developed into a formal trail. I tried to access the survey, but got “not found” no matter how I tried to click through to it. To say I’m disappointed in the city commission is an understatement.

   • Don’t know why link doesn’t work. It was copied letter for letterfrom the Facebook post.

     Try this link to the survey:

     https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSextBP2ynl2SrhqDlLEwFcknTS-AvVcC1RyX7z21eYlsP48kw%2Fviewform%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3y3gfCBlFS_M_nuzAMCqeSlG92AyHSrBkkDRFcGIf3lTwbiNW4UMxKfrc_aem_HtHfXj04nSrnABk1dyElRg&h=AT2sYorrfwbtoXfaxtvDXFM2DwVyYYqLxo8le8erOVNzN8GbdF_6f9m44tpx1WCoDXrtntmdC8RUDJOKqMenJcsSZjm63guCMvzLLW93lgUf1CndK8vK7CPgtE35BEFnD1t6TfYFVoPrIX9vr445ymdZsQ&__tn__=-UK-R&c%5B0%5D=AT1aaQh-nd1k3SNK47wVnTLhx879lbULsd6iUV_-SVftJ3vX4gUU65SCvP0zAkijV1ENYt7w5Tw2tYMNbKKKIJmwzrGRvKJyi3HEZ3fZdbkd6gV_FU8w2GGlmq3Umupab775w459YJmv8FHsrgdnYSpco7v00pId804e519GXHfUieFwDvpR

5. The overwhelming public condemnation of the proposal caused the Commission to back down and only accept the paid for survey from David Senn. No recommendation for further action is expected.
   It is wonderful to see so many stand up to the local government.

6. To those in the community who don’t benefit from a development it is generally perceived as an unsightly construction project that does nothing but destroy local character and natural beauty. (Judy Collins said something about taking paradise and putting in a parking lot.) And if that is not the case it has another unfortunate side effects of creating a community that those who currently live in can no longer afford to do so.

   Note: I would have liked to have edited this a little more carefully but it is so difficult to do that with this software and my phone.

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