My campaign to hold county government accountable must be striking a real nerve based on Supervisor Ed Robey's shrill letter of October 10.

For too long, Supervisor Robey has ignored the needs of the First District. Now, just like the politicians in Sacramento and Washington D.C., Mr. Robey is refusing to take responsibility for his failed record.

Unemployment in Lake County is now approaching 10 percent. What has Mr. Robey done to attract new jobs to South County? In a word, he's done NOTHING.

Many roads in the South County are badly in need of repair but Mr. Robey has been AWOL in fighting for the safety concerns of local residents.

Supervisor Robey says we should "follow the money." Guess what? The big developer money leads right back to Mr. Robey himself. Over the past 12 years, he has taken thousands of dollars from developers – including an all-expenses-paid vacation to Hawaii in January of 2002 that was NEVER reported on his statements of economic interest.

Mr. Robey's hand-picked successor offers another four years of business as usual on the Board of Supervisors. I offer independent leadership that will actively address the concerns of our communities and puts the needs of the South County first.

The people of the South County deserve better than four more years of neglect. Our county government is broken and it's time for a change!

Middletown resident Jim Comstock is running for Robey's District 1 supervisorial seat.

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