Letters
There is a safety problem in our town.
Streets are not marked well enough for our elderly to walk or drive safely. It is difficult to make out the faded lines in the middle lanes or the bicycle lanes.
The reflectors on the repaired roads on parts of Lakeshore Boulevard are a godsend, but older people often cannot make out the faded lines of older roadways.
We have a higher percentage of elderly than any other county, why should they be unable to drive safely at night?
I realize that the state has been borrowing city and county taxes for years, but this year there is a surplus and our infrastructure is shameful.
We have roads and bridges that are begging for renewal. Main Street in Lakeport is an example, and I am hopeful that it will be on the repair list very soon.
I cannot stress how important it is to allow the elderly to continue to participate in society and charitable functions in the evening.
We need to make the streets safe for them to drive by making the road markings visible to all. There are crosswalks that are too faded to see by pedestrians or motorists.
Save a life, clearly mark our streets and crosswalks, for safety sake.
Dave Gebhard lives in Lakeport, Calif.
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If you saw the Record-Bee or Lake County News the other day, you know that a group was formed to overturn the county's new marijuana cultivation ordinance by collecting enough signatures to force a referendum.
One expects some degree of truth bending, but to collect signatures based on the “Community Alliance to Ban Illegal Cannabis Cultivation” is morally deceitful and dishonest. If sneakiness were an admirable trait …
The alliance says its goal is to have a “responsible and enforceable regulation.”
If true, the Board of Supervisors just approved an ordinance that is exactly that. Which is why alliance members so desperately want to kill it. So much so, in fact, that the alliance is using professionals to collect signatures.
So if you see them out collecting signatures, read before you sign, and tell your friends and neighbors.
I thought it was over, too.
Tom Guthrie lives in Lakeport, Calif.
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