Are you out of your minds???

Somebody comes along and wants to increase the value of your property exponentially. They want to provide this county with a source of jobs and tax revenue that is the only remaining source left to much of America. They propose that we change our reputation from the “Meth center west of the Mississippi” to  “World Class Resort.” And you want me to sign a petition to stop this? I repeat, “Are you out of your minds?????"

Let me guess ... the folks are worried about traffic! They feel that three cars traveling down Highway 29 at the same time, in the same direction, is already too much traffic! Do these people not have any children or grandchildren that may need jobs any time in the next 30 years. Maybe because they are here and have a nice enough lifestyle that’s fine by them. So what if the county government does not have enough horsepower to do anything other than have lunch, much less work to make “Clear Lake” look less green then “Anderson's split pea soup.” Or maybe they prefer rezoning small parcels one at a time so that the next generation can never really figure out if there was “a plan” for our community. The attitude of  “I’m here now, so now everybody should stay away” is truly crazy. It seems to me, if the chance to acquire a first-rate resort could happen and we do not support that chance, then what will happen is sure to be more gambling tents and other such operations. That may be OK for you but I’m for something bigger and better. Something that will be competition for all the business going to Tahoe and Reno.

And that, my friends, requires COOPERATION and maybe even some risk taking. So what are the risks here? That somebody builds something ugly and nobody comes? Or maybe that the money associated with the project will not get to YOU personally? Those of us that have lived around the lake and over the years have tried to make a living and finally given up and are commuting to Ukiah or Napa or Santa Rosa, we’ll feel the pain of having to put up with summer traffic in December. But wouldn’t it be nice to be home before dark and have some time to actually enjoy the great place we live?

John Reinhart
Kelseyville Riviera

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