Whom do the schools belong to, anyway?
After reading the FUHSD article about board members Springmeyer and Newton (Sunnyvale Sun, Oct. 2), can anyone doubt why we can't find quality citizens to run for the Fremont Union High School District board?
Thank goodness for Homer Tong and Randy Okamura because the rest of the FUHSD board is a complete embarrassment that redefines arrogance.
Just so I don't miss anyone, Bebe Sellers needs some direction in common courtesy when dealing with her employers, the taxpayers! And George, your not telling us the "rest of the story" about the past contract agreements.
To: Nancy, Andrew, Frank, Bebe and George--to just whom do our schools belong? And, grow up!
Robert Hendrickson
Cupertino
Fix amphitheater noise before allowing air cargo
Those debating the use of the Moffett Federal Airfield by commercial air cargo carriers such as Fed Ex, United Parcel Service and others over excessive and unwanted noise, vibration in one's home and other potential ills, might first look at Shoreline Amphitheatre's impact on the mid-Peninsula. Since the airfield and amphitheatre are neighbors, much insightful information can be obtained by reviewing the track record of the amphitheatre since it opened.
To the dismay of residents living in Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Menlo Park and East Palo Alto, Shoreline Amphitheatre has brought many thousands of complaints filed with local police departments over annoying and irritating noise, sometimes for hours at a time. In 1996 alone, more than 1,800 complaints have been filed in Mountain View and Palo Alto.
It seems to me that, until the disgusting noise problem can be solved at Shoreline Amphitheatre, the Moffett Federal Airfield has no business considering commercial aircraft. Citizens expect and deserve peace and quiet in their homes.
Perhaps the body of knowledge that the federal government has obtained about noise, along with that which has been learned by NASA next door, can be harnessed to address and solve the long-standing and widespread issue of noise from Shoreline.
If they can successfully do this, then perhaps they can also assure the public that they also have answers about air cargo flights. Until then, I suggest it's time to go back to the drawing board.
Jim Lewis
Palo Alto
This article appeared in the Sunnyvale Sun, October 9, 1996.
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