After reading the numerous lies, misinformation and emotional attempts to argue the blah, blah, blah Nov. 14, I just could not stand it any longer either ("Great game offers great lesson"). I am a construction worker who graduated with a BS degree in wildlife management. I find it particularly distasteful when a golf coach is preaching the wildlife benefits of a golf course.

We moved to Amador County approximately 30 years ago, giving up a career in wildlife, so we could raise a family in a natural area. We each have a different idea when it comes to beauty, just don't try to convince me that it is in the form of a manicured manmade fairway. I was fine with the oak trees and dry grass; there are some benefits to the green grass if you don't mind completely changing the entire environment. Besides, we could use a large flock of Canadian geese in Sutter Creek, but don't expect river otters.

But that is not the problem. It's time to get serious and consider the fact that we don't have the long-term water supply necessary for this new community. You also don't need to double the size of Sutter Creek just for a golf course. We won't be able to flush our toilets fast enough to water the course. Oh, and tell me again how the developers are going to solve your other problems - sewer, schools, police and fire departments, etc.

I know a number of readers were raised in cities and, without meaning offense, require increased services. At some point, we will need to realize that our government and police department are large enough, we have enough big box stores and have to live with the tax base as is. The philosophical idea that we need a new community because we need their money to fix our existing problems sounds insane even to this foothill box.