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Letters to the Editor, Oct. 14

letters to the editor
Smolley is the right choice for SLVWD As environmental scientists, we are writing to support Mark Smolley for one of the open seats on the San Lorenzo Valley Water Board. Mark has extensive professional environmental protection experience that is relevant to SLV Water District projects....

Letters to the Editor, July 30

letters to the editor
Let’s keep our water rates affordable I think the numbers and logic regarding a proposed San Lorenzo Valley Water District surcharge simply do not add up. Water rates fund operations, reserves and long-term debt. Large infrastructure projects, including those required due to fire damages, are...

Letters to the Editor | Published Feb. 7, 2025

letters to the editor
Forest Lakes Firewise includes more neighbors When I moved to the San Lorenzo Valley in 2018, I fell in love with living in the forest. But then the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex wildfire opened a whole new view of living in the woods. As lucky...

Everyone has a right to their opinion

In his letter published in the Press Banner on July 16, Mr. Gelblum expressed an opinion, taking me to task, that board members must always practice what he terms a “fiduciary responsibility” to form a unified front to the public. In essence, telling me...

Letter to the Editor | Published Sept. 6, 2024

letters to the editor
Concerns raised over SLVWD Board’s fiscal responsibility and transparency I’m responding to the letters from Jim Mosher (Aug. 16) and Debra Loewen (Aug. 9) regarding San Lorenzo Valley Water District. There are serious issues facing the District, which Mr. Mosher has evaded in his response...

Letters to the Editor | Published Oct. 27, 2023

letters to the editor
Welcome back, Earthwise Pet Earthwise Pet recently reopened its doors in its new location next to Safeway at 255A Mt. Hermon Road. Their new store is more spacious and as welcoming as before. Our local community is fortunate to have Earthwise Pet here again to provide...

Letters to the Editor | Published Aug. 25, 2023

letters to the editor
SVFD’s bond measure raises questions As a Scotts Valley homeowner, I'm interested in the upcoming Scotts Valley Fire District bond measure to build the La Madrona fire station and the merger with the Branciforte Fire District that the Press Banner has been reporting on. I have...

Letters to the Editor | Published Nov. 3, 2023

letters to the editor
A case against Measure W After reading the editorial from Scotts Valley Fire Protection District Chief Mark Correira in favor of Measure W (“The ‘Why’ Behind Measure W for a New Fire Station,” Oct. 13), I felt compelled to inform the public as he suggests. According...

Letter to the Editor | Published March 15, 2024

letters to the editor
A special shoutout to Robert Slawinski Auctioneers If you are a Trustee and/or Executor for someone’s estate, I highly recommend Robert Slawinski Auctioneers to help with liquidating all your treasures. Rob and Theresa made what could have been a difficult time almost non stressful. It was...

Letters to the Editor, Aug. 19

letters to the editor
Target to Displace Small Businesses As residents of Felton we, like many others, had looked forward to the opening of a new Target to fill the shopping void left by the Scotts Valley Kmart. However, as the new development is being built up with a...

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