‘Squanderlust:’ Urge to waste money

Andy Weiss

I am once again asking myself who the Huntington Beach City Council

represents.

I read today the police response-time record in our city is among

the worst in the county (“Blue line a bit too thin,” June 9). Sewer

rates will increase by more than 30% and you are sending money to

people for damage caused by potholes. While Rome burns, you deal with

nonissues such as banning dogs in parks (the police department has

lots of free time to enforce that ban) and other critical issues such

as regulating RV parking.

Thanks to you, the artificial demand created by the new RV law has

resulted in the price of my trailer storage increasing from $119 to

$149 each month. That’s a whopping 25% cost increase in one month.

This increase was imposed as a “market adjustment” by Seacliff

Storage in Huntington Beach immediately after your new law went into

effect in April. Since I got my storage space in 2004, the price has

jumped more than 67% from my initial cost of $89 per month.

You guys are doing a great job... keep it up and I’ll have to move

into my motor home. At least I won’t have to pay property taxes for

you to squander.

* Andy Weiss lives in Huntington Beach. To contribute to “Sounding

Off” e-mail hbindependent@latimes.com or fax (714) 966-4667.