HomeMy WebLinkAboutEmail from Dianna Wright regarding the marijuana ordinanceSweeney, Kathleen
From: Dianna Wright [diannawright3453@gmail.coml
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 11:55 AM
To: Wahl, Larry; Teeter, Doug; Kirk, Maureen; Connelly, Bill; BOS District 4; Sweeney, Kathleen
Subject: Full Ltr to the BOS - It is ALL ABOUT the Money III ..gotta VOTE Peeps I I
Attachments: It's ALL ABOUT the MONEY 4.22.14 bos mtg.docx
Dear Board,,,, I hope my point was clear: "If prof teering pot growers get their way, expect amass
exodus, in epic numbers, of stable families from rural Butte County neighborhoods". I've attached
the complete version of what I had hoped to say to you yesterday. Yes, I am disappointed.
As Steve Lambert alluded to in his remarks to the public yesterday, there is a need for the Silent
Majority to awaken. The public must become involved to turn this hotly contested item around in
favor of Butte County families & our quality -of -life. It is well-known fact that "bad things happen
when good people do nothing." Thank you for your leadership in awakening the sleeping giant..
..this granny is Fightin' for her Grandz!
dianna
April 22, 2014
Dear Board,
It is All About the MONEY, NOT the ability to grow for Medicinal purposes! This
is the reason we are here today. This granny is saddened that FOR -profit pot
growers have validated a Referendum to the county's Medical Marijuana Ordinance
under the guise that it is too restrictive. We all know this to be untrue! With
their Income Tax free, nuisance abatement free commodity threatened, pot
profiteers launched a dishonest propaganda campaign as today's testimony
supports.
Incredibly, while FOR -Profit growers contribute NO money to the governmental
machine which provides an umbrella of protection for their pernicious activity.
They don't hesitate to exploit it for their own good. $50,000 is the amount law
abiding taxpayers of Butte County will have to fork out to cover the costs for the
work of the County Clerk's office for the initiative backed by pot plantation
owners.
Our family safety is at stake. Rather than live in fear, next door to a pot
plantation, rural ranchers may choose to Sell-out to the highest bidding pot
grower and Move to Paradise where No pot can be grown. Still others may become
pot plantation owners. If profiteering pot growers get their way, expect a
mass exodus, in epic numbers, of stable families from rural Butte County
neighborhoods. This is a frightening possibility that could easily become reality.
Just imagine what it would do to property -values also. The quality -of -life and the
landscape of rural Butte County hang in the balance.
What a great racket the FOR -Profit pot business is. In fact, in this tough
economy, I'm even tempted to cave-in, for the pot commodity is Income Tax Free.
If the pot initiative campaign is NOT defeated, my gorgeous little ranch would be a
"perfect" pot set-up. Just imagine, instead of horses, cattle, hogs and chickens
you'd see six foot fences, guard dogs, alarms and NO wildlife. What is a stunningly
beautiful, pastoral setting would become a stinking crop of weed, a cesspool of
chemical fertilizers leeching into Little Butte Creek and blight. Remember, all my
rural neighbors are in the same boat and also have a choice to make.
U5A Today recently reported that Redding ranks #2 in the nation for well-being
due to rates of unemployment, crime & drug abuse. Know also that FOR -Profit
grows proliferate in Shasta County. Last month, a Referendum overturned their
board's ability to restrict profiteering Pot growers. The same will surely happen in
Butte County.
This week, the numbers 420 held special significance for me. Not only did Easter
share that date, but for the first time, I had a Letter to the Editor printed in the
Chico Enterprise -Record. The Headline: "Pot irofiteers harm quality of life in
Butte County". I couldn't have asked for a better marker to commemorate that
date.
I am neighbors to a pot plantation. 2013 revealed to me that Pot is the only
California crop which requires lethal force for protection against theft putting me
in harm's way. In fact, fear strikes at the heart of individuals and families as
major grows infiltrate rural Butte County neighborhoods. There is little objection
to the "medicinal" grower. However, all object to the consequences of living next
door to a major grow which include: fear & anxiety, knowing you are in harm's way
merely by proximity to a grow; vicious guard dogs; alarms; suffocating stench from
this malodorous plant; wanton disregard for the animals and terrain as areas are
clear-cut; loss of freedom to conduct normal business. My family deserves better
and so does yours.
Your action in February to limit pot grows to "Medicinal Only" was the right thing
to do for Butte County & it's citizens. Dont change that today. Draft a stop -gap
ordinance to shut down 2014's pot plantations. Protect rural Butte County
residents. In the meantime, I will hold all of you nice people civilly accountable for
any mishap that occurs to my family or me as a result of your choice to do
otherwise.
Best regards,
Dianna Wright aka scarred granny