Councilmembers should listen to the people on Measure H

Councilmembers should listen to the people on Measure H

When will the Agoura Hills City Council start listening to what the residents want? We voted for Measure H.

All five members of the council were against Measure H from the start. They hated the fact that the voters dared to tie their hands. They tell us that the voters didn’t understand what they were voting for and thought that they were only voting against a Home Depot.

Give us a little more credit. When we said "no single retail development over 60,000 square feet," that is exactly what we meant.

It would have been a pleasure to see at least one member of the council step forward and say, "The people have spoken. I was elected to implement the will of the residents, and that is what I will do."

I wanted the council to embrace Measure H and try and work within its limitations, but no. They haven’t stopped fighting it, and are now looking into an initiative that will make Measure H obsolete. The members of the council usually have to try and guess what their constituents really want. Measure H gave them the rare opportunity to ask us.

We gave them the answer, but they didn’t like it.

They all speak very nice about the value of open space and the "small-town charm" of Agoura Hills and how they listen to what the residents want, but when it comes to action, they listen to Dan Selleck (the developer). They tell us it’s for a "high-end" big box, but once they have the restrictions of Measure H removed, there is no telling what will end up in Agoura Hills, and besides, do we need any big box here?

I urge the members of the council to listen to us. Work within the constraints of Measure H and stop trying to fight it.

Rami Brosh

Agoura Hills