Today's letter comes from Santa Clara resident Steve B. and his family. They are 49er fans, but they don't want a stadium in Santa Clara. Steve writes:
No 49er stadium in Santa Clara
We are football fans.
In fact we are 49er fans.
But we are not in favor of paying for their stadium.
We are residents of the City of Santa Clara.
This is were we own our homes.
This is where we send our children and grandchildren to school.
This is where we shop.
This is where we pay our taxes.
These are our utility funds that you are talking about.
We do not want to pay one penny to the 49ers and their Stadium.
We love the 49ers but we cannot afford to pay for their wealth.
Don't be mislead.
We will not even get a sniff of a stadium seat.
Their are others out there who feel like me.
Who and where are you.
We want to join together and let our options be heard.
Don't give me the blah blah blah, more taxes for the city more revenue, more jobs.
Yeah, seasonal minimum wage jobs.
We do not want or need your stadium traffic and crime.
We do not want the extra cost of policing the area and events.
There will be more that just 8 football games a year.
There is talk about using the stadium for soccer. A whole different crowd and can of worms.
There has to be concerts, monster trucks, tractor pulls, dirt bikes and many other events to please and satisfy the many assorted interest groups.
No 49er stadium in Santa Clara
Thank you,
Steve B. and Family
I don't have much to add — Steve presents his perspective clearly and persuasively. As more and more residents hear about the costs of this proposal, I'm sure the City Council will start to hear from more people like Steve and his family — citizens who want the city to focus on providing services to residents, not contributing to and operating a billion dollar stadium.
Thanks for writing Steve! I hope you'll continue to contribute to the discussion.
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