Dear Editor, I am writing after receiving a letter from the City of Martinez dated June 30, 2016. The letter’s subject is to notify water users that the City did NOT comply with State Regulations in 2015 in regards to testing for lead and copper in water distributed to users. …
Read More »Tony Rishell responds to last week’s ‘Grinch’ letter
Dear Editor, I am moved to write a response to a letter from The Grinch published last week. It seems my neighbor is upset with the gum-flapping some of us are up to. Please excuse us … it’s what happens when we’re enjoying a latte at States after being up …
Read More »Stevens on proposed 1 percent sales tax increase
Dear Editor, I have told Mayor Schroder that we need serious street repairs in Martinez. We have discussed the issue and I appreciate that he is looking for a solution to the problem. He has recently suggested a sales tax increase of 1 percent to fund the repair of our …
Read More »‘Fellow citizens, demand answers!’
Dear Editor, We are writing because we just read the news from the State of the City report, and it would seem that a new tax is being contemplated for the purpose of maintaining our streets. To be clear, we are not anti-tax in general, especially when a need is …
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