Drought Should Stop Development

I want to know how it is that the Ventura City Council can approve new development when the people are under mandatory water rationing? Where is the water to come from?

We’ve been cautioned by higher government agencies that they cannot meet current water allotments. The states of Oregon and Idaho have also forcefully stated their stands that Southern California cannot have their water. Wouldn’t it be prudent to save the water under rationing for both the near and distant future rather than using it for new development?

Every area has a carrying capacity, and ours is being exceeded even before any more development is constructed. Where is the air quality to come from? Why do we have increasingly dangerous traffic congestion?

There needs to be various size communities. Everyone is not cut out to live in Los Angeles as it has become. Please don’t force that on us.

Let’s be rational and intelligent about this. If we don’t have enough water for the current residents of Ventura, how can we possibly approve more development?

PAT ELLISON

Ventura

Ellison is a former member of the Ventura City Council.