Friday, October 19, 2012

No More Lawsuits Over No Power Plant


The brouhaha over the Redondo Beach NoPowerPlant.com initiative has turned into a war among voters, lawyers, and councilmembers.

One interest group wants to sue because the Redondo Beach City Council wants to take time to consider all the ramifications of placing an initiative on the ballot. The President of the Power Plant threatens to sue if the city council puts the measure on the ballot. This is crazy!

The state of California has to open up exceptions and channels for beleaguered city leaders who are already facing budget deficits, revenue shortfalls, and battles over property rights versus parcel taxes. Everyone deserves to have a say in how the AES Power Plant is closed, but eventually someone’s proposal will have to win out, and the opposing interests will have to accept the final arrangement.

City politics should never be so fraught with conflict!

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