Letter: ‘Nothing they advocate will “save our parks”’

April 18, 2023

“Save Our Parks” is a a clever moniker in a Karl Rove kind of way. I guess if you can’t win on the basis of the arguments, then deception is an alternative.

The small group of people behind SOP are anti-taxes and anti-city government. Nothing they advocate will “save our parks.”

If you want to protect Ashland’s parks and see parks as community building, please vote yes on Measure 15-214. 

Rick Landt

Ashland

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