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Assemblywoman Alyson Huber |
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Monday, 06 April 2009 |
 Amador County – The public comment last week at Alyson Huber’s Town Hall Meeting in Jackson had some good reviews and a few complaints. A man said he sent an e-mail 2 weeks before but had not heard back from Huber. The District 10 Assemblywoman said her office just became fully staffed the week before, and her policy is a 7-day minimum response to all constituents’ queries. Amador Supervisors Chairman Ted Novelli said he received phone calls from Huber, who gave him information about both the septic tank issue (AB885) and East Bay MUD’s proposed expansion of Pardee Lake. Steve Cannon said he also received a quick response from Huber, by phone, on AB885. Ken Deaver of Deaver Vineyards said she should educate her “comrades in the Senate” that “one size does not fit all in rural communities.” Deaver urged that the legislature “look at the unintended consequences of our rules and regulations.” Huber agreed, saying a court ruling in Los Angeles Unified means all state school districts must test for certain chemicals “because they did not do it.” She “gut-checks” her own proposals for state-wide problems, asking: “Where did this problem happen and where is the evidence that it is happening everywhere else?” One man asked about the “temporary tax” taking effect. Huber said: “Look, it’s got to stop. This is the worst possible time to be raising revenue.” She said she did not want to defend the state budget, but she did not know “which school to close,” whether to close prisons, or to close the state colleges and universities. Huber said: “I am listening to the people who are saying: Don’t cut education, don’t let prisoners out, keep funding those.” She said everyone says do not cut certain programs, but no one tells here “which programs to cut.” Supervisor Richard Forster asked about AB32 Air Resources regulations, which caused his brother-in-law to implement layoffs to fund $1 Million dollars in changes in his company. Huber said she supported “giving businesses time to reach the goals” that the government wants them to reach. Story by Jim Reece
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