tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039563145970308239.post769445358184759742..comments2023-10-24T08:25:49.233-07:00Comments on Ojai Valley News Blog: Ojai Farmers Stuck With Huge HikeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039563145970308239.post-34196464912071642482007-10-18T22:33:00.000-07:002007-10-18T22:33:00.000-07:00Shame on Casitas! Shame on you. The day I got my l...Shame on Casitas! Shame on you. The day I got my liscense I drove to my friends house, picked her up and we drove out to the east end. Why? Just as you hit the orange trees, we would all roll down our windows and inhale the amazing sweet neroli smell of the orange blossoms. <BR/>Thats something we looked forward too as young girls growing up in the valley year after year. The farmers are part of the valley. Shame on Casitas essentially putting them out of business when they have it hard enough already. <BR/>Thumbs DOWN.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039563145970308239.post-47935377182276355532007-09-02T16:08:00.000-07:002007-09-02T16:08:00.000-07:00The Ojai Valley Alliance has met previously at the...The Ojai Valley Alliance has met previously at the Oak View Parks<BR/>& Resource Center, 555 Mahoney in Oak View. <BR/> <BR/>The OVA is response group with the intent to<BR/>preserve our valley in a sustainable way by involving<BR/>citizens representing the 3 e's: The environment,<BR/>economy and social equity. This is a process that has<BR/>been done in many cities, counties and regions<BR/>following a national pattern that is based on<BR/>concensus. Everyone counts. The national spokes<BR/>person will be there to explain our process. I hope<BR/>to see you.<BR/> <BR/>Dale <BR/>dale@ovhl.com<BR/><BR/><BR/>March 30, 2005 - Who has the power?<BR/><BR/>Re: your editorial, ?How will the county grow??<BR/>published in The Star March 27:<BR/><BR/>If you believe that land-use policy for your community<BR/>should be decided by your local government reflecting<BR/>the will of its constituents, then you would have<BR/>found The Road Ahead 2005 conference on growth<BR/>troubling, as I did.<BR/><BR/>I listened to speaker after speaker advocate<BR/>transferring more planning authority from city<BR/>governments to regional organizations, which are less<BR/>accountable to voters. <BR/><BR/>Panelists left no doubt about their agenda: to promote<BR/>high-density housing projects in communities<BR/>throughout Ventura County. They acknowledged that<BR/>there is widespread public resistance to higher<BR/>density and the traffic congestion it creates, and to<BR/>loss of local control, so much attention was devoted<BR/>to overcoming that opposition.? <BR/><BR/>One speaker suggested that government officials never<BR/>use the term ?high density? when talking about<BR/>high-density housing. I guess ?smart growth? sounds<BR/>better. <BR/><BR/>The Star editorial states that the Ventura County<BR/>Civic Alliance ?wants to create a ?Compact for a<BR/>Sustainable Ventura County.?? Who gave this group<BR/>authority to plan the future of our county? Will their<BR/>?compact? be submitted to voters, as was the Save Open<BR/>Space and Agricultural Resources initiative? Or will<BR/>it be a device to deny citizens a voice in shaping the<BR/>destiny of their communities? <BR/><BR/>Roderick Greene, OjaiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com