More falsehoods (September 25, 2016)
John Pedigo again falsely accuses me of lying (A web untangled,
Daily Press, September 25, 2016), supporting his claims by putting words in my mouth. I invite everyone to view our exchange of views to see who is lying and who has the facts (I want a rate increase?,
Daily Press, November 1, 2015; Rate increases,
December 6, 2015; Comparing ads,
December 15, 2015; Guarantees,
Daily Press, January 1, 2016; Conflating facts,
January 6, 2016; Average water use,
January 14, 2016; Hook-up payments,
Daily Press, February 8, 2016; The cost of misunderstanding,
February 22, 2016; Turning on fact-checking,
Daily Press, May 23, 2016; Liberty is the best alternative,
Daily Press, June 12, 2016; Alternative water suppliers,
Daily Press, June 28, 2016; All things considered,
Daily Press, July 27, 2016; and A Tangled Web,
Daily Press, September 7, 2016.)
He goes on to make a false personal attack against concerned citizens — myself included — who oppose the Town’s financially suicidal policies, calling us elitist.
If he’s looking for elitists, I invite him to drive to the top of Tao Road and look up at massive houses of just two of those who actually do control this town. Guess what? I don’t live there.
As for the citizens’ group’s credibility, seeing as how our position is supported by the Town’s Blue Ribbon Water Committee (2011), Jon Coupal of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Union (Apple Valley water takeover plan,
Daily Press, September 13, 2015), Chris Mann of the Inland Empire Taxpayers Association (Measure V is for voting to ensure government is accountable,
Daily Press, September 23, 2016), editorials in the Daily Press, a former mayor of Hesperia, facts collected over decades by reports from Flint, MI, to Costa Mesa, CA, numerous utterances by representatives of the Town, and more than 4,000 residents who signed the ballot initiative to put Measure V on the ballot, there is simply no more credible source for information on this topic.
— Greg Raven is Co-Chair of Apple Valley Citizens for Government Accountability, and is concerned about quality of life issues.
Files related to Measure V
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- 20160831 Serious omission
- 20160831 Town paid more than $50K for ballot measure
- 20160904 Letter: Peter Allen supporting Measure V (Nassif)
- 20160906 Town business practices
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- 20160911 Letter: Measure Waste (Carloni)
- 20160918 Our View: The right to vote on big projects
- 20160919 Support Measure V
- 20160923 Opinion: Measure V is for voting to ensure government is accountable (Mann)
- 20160924 Letter: Measure W (Piercy)
- 20160925 Opinion: Measure V respects Liberty Utilities customers’ rights (Sorensen)
- 20160929 Letter: Time to go (Varga)
- 20161002 Letter: Reject Measure W (Allan)
- 20161010 Letter: Truth about V and W (Bell)
- 20161011 Letter: The measure of a man (Varga)
- 20161018 Will Apple Valley become California’s Flint, MI?
- 20161020 Yes on Measure V (video)
- 20161023 Letter: Supports Measure V (Schappert)
- 20161025 Diving into the shallow waters of Measure W
- 20161102 Letter: Measure of a man (McCarthy)
- 20161102 No water in Measure W
- 20161103 More Measure W misdirection
- 20161103 No on W, Yes on V
- 20161105 Money flows like water
- 20161111 Letter: Diving into shallow ‘W’ater
- 20161111 Measure V garnered 2,319 more yes votes than Measure W
- 20161113 Tuesday’s election results
- 20161114 Measures V and W
- 20161115 Polls and votes
- 20161121 Voters show they want a say in water takeover issue (Hanson)