Re: Will Thompson's Nov. 6 letter, "Voters selfish":
So Thompson feels that the voters of Ventura are "selfish" because we didn't pass Measure A. He feels that "the majority of voters in Ventura don't care a hoot about anything or anybody but themselves and a few of their dollars per year."
He couldn't be further from the truth.
The reason I didn't vote for Measure A is because there was nothing legally binding the City Council from spending this money any way they wanted. The politicians and supporters kept telling us to trust them and pointed to the citizens oversight committee, but that didn't convince me. Wasn't it a citizens oversight committee that originally convinced the City Council to put the failed measure on the ballot in the first place?
I think that the majority of voters in Ventura don't trust the City Council with even more money. It's that simple. It has nothing to do with the Wright Library, poor roads or public safety. It has to do with living within your means. Unfortunately, the San Buenaventura Friends of the Library got suckered into this sham.
I realize as a voter that I share the responsibility for the quality of life that exists in my community. That is why I didn't vote to tax myself even more and provide an irresponsible City Council with even more unaccounted-for money.
Had there been a sales tax measure that was specifically allocated to keeping library services in Ventura, I may have voted differently.
-- Fred Barnz, Ventura