Letter: Water-fix proponents misleading residents

Mr. Darin Gale sent a postcard in the mail stating that if the Hillcrest groundwater customers are successful with their protest the Hillcrest Water System will be sold. This is an assumption by him and not a fact, as he implies in his postcard.

Mr. Gale has, at best, been misleading about the HWS.

The postcard sent to you was paid for by “Sutter County Citizens for Good Government.” This group receives financial backing from many other special interest groups. Mr. Gale is also a representative of the “North State Building Industry Association” – another special interest group.

Last year, Mr. Gale was successful in getting a significant reduction in proposed development impact fees for his group. Was this in the city’s best interest?

Mr. Gale uses these funds from these groups to oppose Walton city residents. Do you, the public, really believe these funds are being provided to him to support the citizen’s best interest? Frankly, our community is fed up with being accused of lying and being called a special interest group, while he and his friends are truly the ones who are representing special interest groups and misrepresenting our position?

Walton protesters’ funds come out of our own pockets and not the deep pockets of special interest groups. All we want is the city to be fair with its citizens and that we have the right to protest through the democratic process when being treated unfairly.

Drew Sallee
Yuba City