HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter from Sue Berry regarding marijuanaTo All Our Neighbors, .
MAR 1 eit `R4
CALIFORNIA
f am thrilled at the outcome of Feb. 11, 2014 Butte County board of supervisors decisions to
restrict the growing of marijuana. I have written about my concerns in several letters and sent them out
to every agency that I could think of that would have an interest in what is happening to-our beautiful
mountains and communities. These concerns have •
ve nothing to do with the benefits of medical marijuana
or legalizing it. It has to do with what is happening to our �
pp g precious water resources, our wildlife, our
clean air, our privacy, and our security. We all have to be responsible �
. for what we are doing to each
other and our environment.
I live next to several large grows and 1 listen to the enerators running g unning ail night pumping all the
water out of the ground.- When they run out 'they bring it in with large
water tanks from somewhere else
and wait for the ground water to revive itself. They have been clear cutting and ripping tlhe land apart
and just dumping their trash everywhere. They also tear u the r •
p oads with all their trucks and off road
vehicles and they don't pay to maintain the roads that we working long people do. When the pot plants
mature the smell is stifling and only gets worse when the harvesting. •
? Y are esteng. Is thus what a good neighbor
does? I am embarrassed to have family and friends come visit because
of the stench.
We need to be better stewards of our environment and stand u • .
p for what �s right. Those that
are against the restrictions are making a lot of money nder the
Y table and are usually not even from
this area. A whole lot of cash is being exchanged with no a � •
. paper trail. if it's all legal, why cash in large
amounts instead of checks? We worry about usin g p lastic bags, tryi ng ng to be organic on every level and
yet we-are letting the pot farmers get away with ever possible •
Y p ble violatpon. We are supposed to be going
green but is this really the green we want? It's not about w g g
whether marijuana is good for you or beneficial
or not. The produce our farmers grow are good f
. g or us, but the farmers have. to abide by all
the rules and regulations to protect our environment. T
_ hey also pay taxes. I guarantee if the farmers
fields were-as offensive as the pot farmers, the would
Y be required to comply with all the rules and
regulations and would be fined if they didn't. A good majority of the growers are not from around h
and don't care what kind of impact it has to our communities. ere
ties. WE Do CARE! ! WE LIVE HERE! ! WE HAVE
RIGHTS Too!
We are concerned about how far things have gotten out of hand already, what is in our future?
What are we waiting for? We as a community really need t •
Y Y o stand up for what is right and keep our
towns safe and our children away from drug lords. We can't let greed destroy our mountains and our
environment. You may not have the pot farmer next to et ou b '
Y y but you well, and then -it will 'be to late . to
stop them. The Board of Supervisors are trying to do what is right. We need to support them and help
them make the best decisions for our communities. If these measures come to a vote, we all need to
stand up for what is right and keep our neighborhoods safe. If ou w ' i
y ant to see what's happening n our
surrounding mountains Google it. It's a sad picture now, what's it going to look Ike •
n the future. Help us
save our Oroville Lake and surrounding mountains. We have rights too!
Sue Berry