Letters to the Editor 11-14-13

Appreciation
Editor: As a new Director for the Graton Community Services District, I wish to express great appreciation to outgoing Directors, Jane Eagle and John Roehl for their years of service to the district.  I am sure as time goes by and I learn more about the responsibilities that go with this position, that I will feel even more gratitude.
HolLynn D’Lil
Graton
Legal issues
Editor: The City of Sebastopol and CVS have a legal agreement that indemnifies the city against any damages or settlement related to the suit by Committee for Small Town Sebastopol.
The Small Town suit charges that approval by the 2012 city council did not take into account The Barlow and the increased traffic it would bring to our town core and perhaps neighborhood streets as well, as drivers try to avoid the crush at the intersection of Sebastopol and Petaluma avenues. Of special concern are the pedestrians and cars at Bodega Avenue, High Street and Jewell, the hub for visitors to the Senior Center, the Center for the Arts, Ives Park, Parkside School and Sebastopol Christian Church.
CalTrans also is concerned about the application by CVS for turns into and out of the project from State highways 12 and 116. CVS has not responded to requests for more information asked for a year ago by CalTrans, and so far the permits have not been issued.
New development is good for Sebastopol’s economy; it must also be good for the health and welfare of the community. Barlow is a good citizen. CVS has proven not to be.
Helen Shane
Co-founder Committee for
Small Town Sebastopol
No new sanctions
Editor: I hope Senators Feinstein and Boxer vote against new sanctions on Iran, and would publicly support these efforts toward a diplomatic resolution of the decade-long standoff over Iran’s nuclear program.
Leonard Baron
Sebastopol