READERS RESPOND

AT ISSUE: The Huntington Beach Union High School District had hoped

voters would approve the bond to pay for repairs at deteriorating

campuses.

The Huntington Beach Union High School trustees and their administration

need to realize that the failure to pass the bond issue is not because

the public doesn’t understand the maintenance issue. It is because the

public has lost their faith and trust with the trustees and

administration.

The trustees furthered that loss of trust by manipulating the election

and moving it a week later than all other elections in order to receive

the lowest possible voter turnout.

If the school district was truly interested in reeling in costs,

meaningful discussions would take place concerning unifying or

consolidating all the districts into one, saving millions of dollars,

which in turn could be spent to repair and modernize.

Until that happens, bond issues will continue to fall.

BOB BIDDLE

Huntington Beach

I am thankful and proud to be a Huntington Beach resident and property

owner. It is encouraging to observe more and more Huntington Beach

residents looking out for the city’s benefit. This is despite the

financial train wreck we taxpayers allowed our current and previous

administrations to use as excuses to further bilk taxpayers.

The pendulum now finally appears to be swinging in our direction when we

vote no on their new taxation, fees or whatever label City Hall decides

to whitewash their attempts to squeeze more money from our pockets

instead of learning to live within their means.

JAMES H. BRIDGES

Executive Director, Citizens’ Bureau of Investigation

Huntington Beach

Why have our high schools been neglected for all these years and now

suddenly money is needed for repairs?

These repairs should have been taken care of years ago instead of wasting

all the money the schools are allotted on nonessentials, such as the pool

at Huntington Beach High School, which was a disaster when our children

were on the swim teams back in the 1980s.

Why weren’t the repairs done when needed?

These problems have existed for years and were ignored. Give us a break.

Money given to the school systems has always been wasted. They

continually cry wolf.

JANE and TOM PETERSON

Huntington Beach