Comments on: Expanding sewer service a must http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/02/21/expanding-sewer-service-a-must/ Grand Junction, Colorado's community Web site, discussions, forums, message boards, wiki and more. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:40:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Oliver http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/02/21/expanding-sewer-service-a-must/#comment-30 Oliver Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:20:50 +0000 http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/02/21/expanding-sewer-service-a-must/#comment-30 Its the liberals, as usual, pure and simple, thinking they can force big government, and modern sanitation, down our throats. Ever since that Bill Nutter seized power and Bernie what's his name, it seems like they want to try to solve all our problems with government, like health inspections at restaurants and traffic lights. I think Mesa County should secede and join Utah. They got good sense over there, asking to take all our toxic sludge. Toxic sludge creates jobs. But instead we got these high and mighty socialists who want to spend money on libraries and roundabouts. Its madness, I tell you. I just wish we could clone Craig Meis, then things would be OK. Its the liberals, as usual, pure and simple, thinking they can force big government, and modern sanitation, down our throats. Ever since that Bill Nutter seized power and Bernie what’s his name, it seems like they want to try to solve all our problems with government, like health inspections at restaurants and traffic lights. I think Mesa County should secede and join Utah. They got good sense over there, asking to take all our toxic sludge. Toxic sludge creates jobs. But instead we got these high and mighty socialists who want to spend money on libraries and roundabouts. Its madness, I tell you. I just wish we could clone Craig Meis, then things would be OK.

]]> By: Willis Leon Johnson http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/02/21/expanding-sewer-service-a-must/#comment-26 Willis Leon Johnson Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:29:30 +0000 http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/02/21/expanding-sewer-service-a-must/#comment-26 The problem isn't whether or not to "expand" the sewer system, but under what auspices this "expansion" should take place. For instance, the "201" system was designed to FORCE PROPERTY OWNERS to "agree" to be annexed by the city. However, since the County is a co-owner of the Persigo Plant, there really is no reason to "expand" the 201 district, other than to usurp the RIGHTS of County Citizens, and "FORCE THEM UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE CITY". The sewer system can be expanded under COUNTY control without REQUIRING a FORCED "agreement" to be annexed into the city. So, you need to ask yourself, why should any CITIZEN be forced to "agree" to give up their RIGHT to live outside the zone of control of the city of grand junction? And this part of your letter: " Septic tanks are seeping chemicals and waste into the ground water and the drainage system. They waste huge quantities of concrete, gravel and pipe, burying them haphazardly and hazardously throughout the valley. Forcing their use prevents appropriate development. They are a horse and buggy solution unsuited to modern needs." You really don't have a clue on septic systems, either modern or antiquated, or you think this has any basis in the real world. The problem isn’t whether or not to “expand” the sewer system, but under what auspices this “expansion” should take place.

For instance, the “201″ system was designed to FORCE PROPERTY OWNERS to “agree” to be annexed by the city.

However, since the County is a co-owner of the Persigo Plant, there really is no reason to “expand” the 201 district, other than to usurp the RIGHTS of County Citizens, and “FORCE THEM UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE CITY”.

The sewer system can be expanded under COUNTY control without REQUIRING a FORCED “agreement” to be annexed into the city.

So, you need to ask yourself, why should any CITIZEN be forced to “agree” to give up their RIGHT to live outside the zone of control of the city of grand junction?

And this part of your letter:

” Septic tanks are seeping chemicals and waste into the ground water and the drainage system. They waste huge quantities of concrete, gravel and pipe, burying them haphazardly and hazardously throughout the valley. Forcing their use prevents appropriate development. They are a horse and buggy solution unsuited to modern needs.”

You really don’t have a clue on septic systems, either modern or antiquated, or you think this has any basis in the real world.

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