Support Liberty Quarry - 2010

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LETTERS: The Californian, Nov. 11, 2010
Finally growing up

I have read the recent columns from Phil Strickland ("Temecula was then, this is now," Oct. 20) and Scott Farnam ("Western Riverside needs quarry," Oct. 16). In Mr. Strickland's discourse, he asks, "Where the heck is Dan Stephenson?" asking why Mr. Stephenson does not repudiate the opinion of the Murrieta-Temecula group supporting the Liberty Quarry. The Murrieta-Temecula group analyzes issues in exhaustive fashion. If they support the quarry, it is because they have vetted the issue fully.

To ask Mr. Stephenson to repudiate this group of community leaders is arrogant. I assume that Mr. Stephenson has the inalienable right to subscribe to the opinion of an elite group of which he is a member. ... It is absolutely true that the quarry will bring jobs to our region. That is a good thing. Too many of my neighbors are unemployed. We need those jobs. The development around March Air Reserve Base will also bring jobs, lots of jobs. That is what we need.

Finally, I have personally visited three of the Granite Construction sites. I have also read and reread the environmental impact report. In my opinion, this is a company that honors its commitments and operates its facilities in an honorable and responsible fashion. I fully support the quarry, and the World Port March. We are finally growing up in Southwest Riverside County.

Paul O'Neal
Temecula

LETTERS: The Californian, Nov. 11, 2010
Attitudes costing state businesses, jobs

I don't know why some people use incorrect information in presenting arguments against Liberty Quarry. Many issues have been discussed and addressed, but some opponents continue to dredge up old falsehoods and make erroneous statements about the proposed project.

Mariann Byers (Community Voices, Nov. 6) claims that Liberty Quarry will be "just outside the city limits of Temecula, atop the southwest hills overlooking the city," referring to it as a "jarring backdrop to our local scene." I guess Ms. Byers must have X-ray vision, since the quarry will be three miles south of the city limits, and behind several hills. Those of us with average vision will not see it.

Dan Stephenson ("Developer believes quarry is a bad idea," Community Forum, Nov. 10) wrote that he waited for the environmental impact report to be completed before taking a position on Liberty Quarry. However, when the EIR indicated that it would not pose the major problems opponents expected, particularly dust, he went with his "common sense" and opposed the project.

People, wake up. California is losing businesses and jobs because of attitudes like this. Soon there will be only public-sector jobs, there won't be enough taxpayers to keep the state afloat, and home prices will drop another 50 percent. Daniel Scott Murrieta

LETTERS: The Californian, Nov. 11, 2010
Get people back to work

In response to Laurie Webster (Community Voices, Nov. 2): The economy is the prime reason for people being laid off. Other industries are doing layoffs as well. Currently, 14.4 percent of the working people in California are unemployed. Our state is having trouble balancing the state budget.

Private industry is no different. They must lay off workers when things get this slow. At the Granite Corporation, the employees like working there. They have had long-term employment in the company and it hurts to be laid off. Those who have families that I talk with really respect, however, what it is that they must do.

If there were projects being built, like roads, bridge construction, parking lots and other construction projects, you would see Granite hiring people to work. Liberty Quarry is the area that will be starting up before industry starts back. So, the unemployed from Granite is correct. But I want Laurie to see many other employers are doing the same. I hope her vote will be the one that gets people back to work.

Rich Loomis
Hemet

LETTERS: The Californian, Aug. 26, 2010
By Readers of The Californian - CalOpinion@Californian.com | Posted: Thursday, August 26, 2010 12:05 am

Where's the 'unbiased data'?

Dr. Daniel Robbins' letter of Aug. 11 indicates that he and 100 other like-minded doctors oppose the Liberty Quarry being located south of Temecula. He wrote "We rely on unbiased data and research when we make decisions. We do not rely on comparisons between unlike projects and on data supplied by biased sources."

I'd like to know what "unbiased data and research" Dr. Robbins is relying on. Several reports have been prepared for Granite Constructions Environmental Impact Report by independent (unbiased) sources, and these reports support the quarry. You can read their conclusions at www.libertyquarryfacts.com.

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LETTERS: The Californian, Aug. 26, 2010
By Readers of The Californian - CalOpinion@Californian.com | Posted: Thursday, August 26, 2010 12:05 am

Liberty Quarry opponents have varying reasons
I previously wrote about a conversation I had with my family doctor (Community Voices, July 29), one of the 100-plus doctors whose names appear on a list of doctors opposing Liberty Quarry. I learned that he was not as strongly opposed as some would like us to believe.