Editor:
We can’t live without clean water. But we can live without malfeasance, sprawling development and cronyism. The former is on your HCSD ballot in the form of Heidi Benzonelli and Michael Hansen. The latter (sigh) in the form of Alan Bongio’s potential comeback.
Under the current, respectful, leadership of Benzonelli, our water board directs investments in long-term infrastructure, lower energy use and public responsiveness.
Before Benzonelli, Bongio treated HCSD as his fiefdom. Bad for our water system’s future. Good for his suburban sprawl real estate developer network. Bongio was basically run off of this board, as well as the county planning commission, for shady dealing and disrespect. (See reporting in this publication and the Lost Coast Outpost.) Now, he’s trying to make a comeback.
Keep incumbents Benzonelli and Hansen. Don’t let Bongio back in.
J.A. Savage, Eureka
This article appears in Combating the Barred Owl Invasion.