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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.01.20 Board Correspondence - FW_ frwd letter from Jill Vought From:Schuman, Amy To:Alpert, Bruce;Bennett, Robin;Clerk of the Board;Connelly, Bill;Cook, Holly;Lambert, Steve;Lucero, Debra; McCracken, Shari;Paulsen, Shaina;Pickett, Andy;Ring, Brian;Ritter, Tami;Rodas, Amalia;Sweeney, Kathleen; Teeter, Doug Cc:Hatcher, Casey;Daneluk, Paula Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: frwd letter Date:Friday, October 2, 2020 4:44:09 PM Please see the email correspondence below regarding the Ch. 53 Camp Fire Urgency Ordinance passed 9/29. Amy Schuman Associate Clerk of the Board Butte County Administration 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965 O: 530.552.3300 |D: 530.552.3308 | F: 530.538.7120 Twitter | Facebook | YouTube | Pinterest From: Jill Vought <jvought@pusdk12.org> Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2020 10:51 AM To: Clerk of the Board <clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net> Subject: frwd letter ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment before opening .. attachments, clicking on links, or replying. Doug Teeter: I just learned that the board of supervisors voted recently to allow dry camping on empty lots for another full year. I have no idea what caused this betrayal of law abiding, tax paying, residents of Lower Pines, but this one will be remembered come election time. Not being a resident of Lower Pines, you don't know firsthand what we've been going through the past two years with little or no concern from the county. I personally don't have a problem with lot owners living on their property while going through the process of rebuilding their homes.Most of these people are responsible and considerate of those living in their proximity. My problem is with the squatters who brazenly move onto a property, with or without owner consent, and set up a cluster of shoddy hovels with vehicles and other junk sitting everywhere, not to mention basic sanitation. These people care nothing about how they are affecting the lives of people living nearby. Loud music late at night, hooting and hollering, riding ATV's through the streets late at night. The list goes on and on. When complaints are lodged with the county, they are met with a litany of excuses as to why you can't do anything about it. Time and again, the squatters win, the residents lose. Never have I felt so abandoned by my local authorities. You know better than I do how the Camp Fire affected the lives of everyone who experienced it. Life has not been the same since it happened. Its been a tough go physically and psychologically and the last thing we need in our midst are inconsiderate trespassers squatting on land that doesn't even belong to them. To allow this to continue is grossly unfair both to your constituents, and to people considering Lower Pines as a place to rebuild or buy a home to be part of its rebirth. A growing number of Lower Pines homeowners are considering organizing and collectively taking this issue to higher authorities to seek some relief. You need to be aware of that. If you have an interest in seeing an example of what I'm talking about, take some time and drive down South Park and just past Glendale on your right, look to your left, and ask yourself, would you enjoy life as much having to live in proximity of this mess? Just put yourself in our shoes and then think of the ramifications of the vote you just participated in. You are a big disappointment, Doug. In closing, I do not expect a response to this e-mail because I never receive acknowledgement on anything I send to your office. Steve Grubb ourt -- JillAVought