When in doubt

Bash Oil companies. Come on...everybody's doing it!

Liann in Lompoc is not happy about the proposed Burton Ranch development sitting between Harris Grade Road and the Village. From what I can tell, based on her letter alone, the problem is not the housing development but that said development is benefiting PXP Oil:

So, what is Lompoc getting out of the deal? As it stands, Lompoc will earn the benefits of local property taxes, a park, school, and fire station. These so called benefits are simply what is required of a developer when they build a development of that size. Wake up Lompoc, aren't we giving enough of our money to oil companies each day as we fill our tanks, with some of the most expensive gas in the state, so that our community can drive off for jobs that are elsewhere?

Lompoc should be asking PXP what they are going to do for Lompoc. Perhaps a few suggestions to the city officials and PXP might include: building a much-needed treatment center for the rampant meth problem in our community, building transitional homes for the increasing number of homeless families living in the hotels and shelters, or providing the city with a shelter to care for the growing number of foster care children who are having to leave their hometown and schools because of a lack of available homes.

Liann is our newest resident of Moronica.