July 24, 2008
Opinion: “Shame, on Yolo supervisors”
Once again a blight will be placed on the residents of Western and Northern Rural Yolo County. How dare the county supervisors fathom the thought that the educated and culturally sophisticated residents of these communities would entertain the idea of a prison re-entry facility.
County supervisors are elected to represent the people, not their political careers nor their special interests. Yes, I understand the county will profit from this facility; however, I do not understand why they would not first contact the residents prior to their decision. This situation is a perfect example of how the county will strain a rural area and take the profit and place it within their special projects, and not place the profit back to the area being burden. Many promises come from these supposed leaders and heads of departments within our county. However, they all have something to gain, pay raises, special funding, notoriety, etc…
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