Dear City Council members:

I spent time on the original "Citizens Advisory Council" to the County Jail project. Bob Von Haden was also a member of this group.

We met several times over a 6 or 7 month period for about two hours each meeting.

I seems to me that "Advisory" must mean listening to the "powers that be" advise us on what things are happening between each meeting! That is exactly what happened.

Our advise was asked only when it came time to "sell" this project to the public. How can we best talk the public into buying into this very expensive project??

Objections to the location of this new jail received not a listen!! It seemed to be a "done deal"!!

This is not the way a democracy should work.

I ask, at this late date, for the city council to vote for a County-wide referendum on this Jail project and not simply rubber stamp the approval of this Hundred Million plus dollar project!

Thank you for your attention!

Thanks much,

Keep on hammerin with H4H!

Peace,
Jerry