Lyn, this is a letter to Don Sorchych. It refers to his editorial on 1/6/2010. Feel free to circulate it. 

1/15/2010

 

DON,

 

      I HAVE BEEN HERE  7 YEARS, AND IN ALL THAT TIME HAVE WATCHED YOU PRINT, ALMOST WEEKLY, MOSTLY NEGATIVE VIEWPOINTS ABOUT CAREFREE AND IT'S GOVERNMENT. ANY RIFT YOU MAY HAVE HAD WITH CAREFREE OFFICIALS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A BYGONE BY NOW. YOUR PAPER IS AT THIS TIME THE ONLY PREVALENT ONE IN TWO TOWNS. THIS PETTY GRUDGE YOU SEEM TO HOLD IS DOING YOUR CREDIBILITY HARM AND YOUR PAPER IS SUFFERING ALSO. I HAVE NO DOUBT IF FENCES WERE MENDED ,YOU WOULD SEE AN INCREASE IN READERSHIP AS WELL AS A LOT MORE ADS THAN I SEE NOW.  YOU HAVE A FEW YEARS LEFT TO CORRECT THESE SELF IMPOSED OBSTACLES AND PASS ON A HEALTHY ,VIBRANT PAPER THAT BOTH TOWNS CAN BE ANXIOUS TO READ.

 

 

    AS FOR "YOUR VIEW" ON 1/6/2010, I BEG TO DIFFER ON A FEW POINTS.

 DAVID SCHWAN WAS ON COUNCIL AND PROVIDED  A VOTE ABOUT FIRE PROTECTION. OUR TAX TO COVER THAT COST DID NOT IMPEDE BUSINESS. ANOTHER POINT ABOUT SUBSCRIPTION FOR FIRE PROTECTION IS THAT COST TO EACH RESIDENT IS EQUIVELANT TO A PROPERTY TAX. ONE COULD SAY THAT CAVE CREEK  RESIDENTS HAVE INCURRED THAT ADDITIONAL TAX JUST AS CAREFREE RESIDENTS USED TO ALSO. TAKE A POLL AND SEE HOW MANY OF US IN BOTH TOWNS WOULD PREFER  FIRE PROTECTION AND PARAMEDIC SERVICE TO BE COVERED BY SALES TAX.

 

 

    I WISH YOU WOULD SPEAK THE ACTUAL FACTS ABOUT CAVE CREEK FINANCES. YOU AND I KNOW THE TOWN WAITED TOO LONG TO BUY THE WATER  CO. THEY PAID TOO MUCH . THE TOWN IS DESPERATE FOR WALMART TO HELP THE TAX BASE BUT WE KNOW, ALL TOO SADLY, IT WILL NOT COME IN TIME TO STAVE OFF TAX INCREASES. THE RECESSION IS ONLY PART OF THE PROBLEM. I THINK YOUR EFFORTS IN REPORTING TOWN BUSINESS WOULD BE WELL SPENT HELPING CAVE CREEK AND IT'S OFFICIALS.

 

 

    POLITICAL REPORTING IS HELPFUL TO VOTERS IF IT IS DONE WITH TRUTH  AS IT REALLY IS AND NOT SUBTLE OR NOT SO SUBTLE DISTORTIONS OF THE FACTS. THIS IS WHERE YOUR BITTERNESS TOWARD SOME TAINTS REALITY.

YOUR REFERENCE TO GOB IS A CASE IN POINT.  WHAT IS MEANT WHEN YOU REFER TO ME AS A GOB? CLEAR THAT UP FOR ME WILL YOU?  YOU MENTION THAT "FORTUNATELY MR. STAVOE ROUTED HIS ANSWERS THRU BETSY WISE". YOUR CONVENIENT OMMISSION OF THE FACT THAT ALL MY EMAILS WENT THRU BETSY ALSO IS TELLING. THESE EMAILS BOIL DOWN TO ONE SIMPLE QUESTION TO MR. STAVOE, WHICH HE HAS NOT ANSWERED. WHAT HAS HE DONE TO ENHANCE TOWN REVENUES???? NO EXCUSES, RUN AROUND, BLAME SOMEONE, WHATEVER. JUST A SIMPLE ANSWER. AS A VOTER I DESERVE THAT MUCH. I HAVE NOT HEARD MR. STAVOE REQUEST HIS ECONOMIC SECURITY AND MARKETING COMMITEE BE ADDRESSED AGAIN. MAYBE HE IS NOT READY! IF THAT IS HIS ANSWER, I GUESS HE HAS DONE NOTHING TO DATE.

 

 

    AS FOR YOUR "BOMB", THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF  POOR REPORTING  THAT SEEMS TO FIT THE PETTY BITTERNESS I SPOKE OF EARLIER.  DID ANYONE ON YOUR STAFF ASK THE MAYOR WHAT WAS SAID? THEN YOU ASK HOW THE MAYOR KNEW? ALL THIS IS PUBLIC RECORD DON!!  YOU BELIEVE STAVOE? WHAT BASIS? THE MAYOR HAS NOT SHOWN ANY DECEITFULLNESS  OR TOLD LIES. WHY SHOULD HE DO THAT? DON, WHY NOT LET ME IN ON THE BIG CONSPIRACY? WHY WOULD THESE GOB, AS YOU REFER TO THEM ,HAVE ANY AGENDA AT ALL? CANT BE FOR THE HEFTY SALARY THEY GET! THESE FOLKS DEDICATE A LOT OF TIME TO HELP RUN THIS TOWN. THANKS TO ALL OF THEM.  THEY CERTAINLY DO NOT NEED EXTERNAL HARASSMENT. RATHER SOME THOUGHTFUL SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS.

 

 

    FINALLY, MAYOR SCHWAN HAS ALWAYS HAD AN OPEN DOOR POLICY. SOME CHOOSE NOT TO WALK THROUGH IT.

 

AS ALWAYS---RESPECTFULLY,

 

JOSEPH INTENZO

CAREFREE

1/7/2010