Mr. Lewke’s one issue is the Mt. Umunhum radar tower, with the idea that it could be “Alcatraz of the South Bay”. The cost of restoring the building would be the tip of the iceberg compared to building the infrastructure required to transport tourist to the top of Mt. Umunhum. What a boondoggle, siphoning bond measure money away from opening access and habitat preservation.

There were several previous comments here supporting Mr Lewke. Why were they removed?

Editor's note: No comments have been removed from this thread yet.

" the board decided this wasn't a function......." Here lies the basic issue with Mid Pen, they feel they are the decision makers based on their own viewpoints and biases. They forget they are servants of the citizens, who they largely ignore. Thank god someone is willing to stand against them for once.

I am a former MROSD Board member: 1976-85, 10 years.

I assert that our area will be better represented by an elected representative focused on the health of the entire MROSD and the region in which it is embedded. Larry Hassett has done this and will continue to do so, benefitted by his deep accumulated knowledge and experience with MROSD operational and strategic issues.

Special interest members can dilute the focus on long term strategic health in many deleterious ways.

I'll go with Larry Hassett to continue as our representative to the MROSD. What about you?

Harry Turner, former MROSD board member

There were some earlier comments on the print version of this story posted on a different thread. They can be seen at: Web Link .