Every week we read in your newspaper articles and letters about the “three guys” against the bond issue the Malibu citizens are trying to pass this November. Their biggest complaint is that this bond would be a blank check to our City Council. History has shown that communities across the country that have implemented this type of open space and land acquisition bond have had overwhelming success. In fact, many times the Feds and the State Government have matched these types of bonds knowing how committed the local citizens are. With any luck we could triple this bond amount.
This town has spent 10 years fighting amongst themselves and never thinking about the future. As far as we’re concerned the future is here and now. We finally have an opportunity to take local control of our own open space needs. If you think about it, every year we send our hard earned money (tax money) to Washington D.C. and Sacramento having no accountability at all. Why don’t these “three guys” go after D.C. and Sacramento and complain about the blank check. Personally, we feel comfortable knowing that our citizens, with our City Council, know what’s best for us. We are voting “Yes.”
Bob LaBonge
Lata Ryan