Vote yes on Measure A.
No one likes to pay more taxes, but we have all worked to make our city a beautiful place, and we need to maintain the improvements we have made.
These are bad economic times, but I am willing to pay a little more sales tax to keep the potholes filled, the parks and benches clean and to keep Wright Library open. It is only for four years, and it is only one half cent more on a dollar. Tourists will pay part of it, which is fair as they use our streets and parks and beaches. After four years the measure will expire and must be put before the voters if it is to be extended.
I want to keep my beautiful city the way it is, we have a lot to be proud of in Ventura.
-- Mary Ann Owens, Ventura