MAILBAG - May 25, 2000

Huntington Beach

What to do, oh, what to do?

1) Close the intersection of Goldenwest and Warner continuously for three

to five days and end the disruption as quickly as possible, or

2) Close the intersection intermittently for three to five weeks, but

only from 8 p.m. till 6 a.m.?

Logic dictates the former is the better course.

But our City Council, once again knowing what’s in the best interest of

our city, has defied logic and chosen the latter.

Councilman should follow the law

At the most recent [Fountain Valley] City Council meeting, we heard

Councilman Chuck Conlosh speak to the crowd regarding recreational

vehicle storage on our city streets. He tacitly encouraged the RV owners

to continue to ignore the existing laws regarding the parking and storage

of vehicles on our streets. He further encouraged the Police Department

to continue not to enforce the law.

Conlosh’s comments were, at best, inappropriate coming from a City

Council member and a police officer. To have a city official encourage

noncompliance with the law in a public forum is a gross violation of the

oath of office he took.

If Conlosh feels so strongly about free RV storage on our streets, he

should propose an ordinance to that effect. This would allow RV owners to

legally keep their RVs on the street for an unlimited amount of time,

rather than doing so in violation of current laws, as they are doing now.

Conlosh wants to turn our streets into an RV storage yard. Let the

residents of Fountain Valley be aware of this.

Surf City too rich for young and old

In a Readers Respond on metered parking fees [“Don’t double the

metered parking fees,” April 27] Charles Whitchurch strikes a nerve

when he commented, in part: “... Huntington Beach is turning into a place

where you can only enjoy it if you have a lot of money.” How pithy! How

positively pithy! Whitchurch is commenting on the young, but it is

equally true for the old as well. Note the retired folks pressing for

rent control in mobile home parks.

How many of the old and young do you see picking up $100 tabs for a

casual dinner at Duke’s?

Will the young and the old be able to support the new shopping center

at Yorktown and Main?

Will the young and the old spend a weekend at the Grand Resort?

I suspect not often enough! We are rapidly reaching a point where

there will be no room in town for either the young or the old.

Realistically, if you don’t have big bucks, you need to find another

place. If you do have big bucks, then welcome, welcome, welcome -- we

like to talk to people with money.

This is the year 2000 and we have to get with the program, but God

help us if -- or when -- the heavy duty spendable income dries up.

Goodbye luxury fever!

Then the young and the old can come back.

Please, no pachyderm in parade

Please add our names to the list of those who do not want an elephant

in the parade. We remember the last time a few years ago. It was so

pathetic to see that sweet and magnificent animal wearing a ridiculous

“costume” and being led up the street.

We had a real sick feeling about it. It is not right to have wild

animals walk along a parade route, so please -- no elephant!