Sentinel Staff Report–
The latest letters to the editor discuss paving main streets, and the City Council’s recently announced trip to visit the Belmar Shopping District in Lakewood, Colorado.
City’s business plan looks good
[The city’s] plan looks thorough and good. One area that, by itself, would strongly support your goal: resurfacing the main arteries of commerce. Of course money is the issue; but it would be well-spent in pursuit of business success. No one likes to have their car roughed up enroute to shopping, etc.
— Leland Danzeisen
Is the City Council’s trip to Colorado really a necessary expense?
I am really disappointed that in this day and age of digital and Google Earth, and FaceTime as well as good old word of mouth and paper documentation that we are wasting thousands of dollars for our city council members to fly to Colorado and have a vacation… I mean… “to have a look” at how well the shopping in the Colorado community of Belmar is prospering. Can’t you see “the numbers” on paper?? I mean really?! Are all of the council members going on this trip? The cost of this little visit has not been disclosed in your article. It is pluralized as “members.” So, I assume it in the thousands maybe even upwards of $10,000? Think really think the money could be spent elsewhere where in the budget!
— Karina Dem, Citrus Heights
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