HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Comments 11-13-12Virginia Bloom
From: Nicolas Melendez <
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 4:35 PM
To: Virginia Bloom
Subject: Public comment
Virginia,
Would you please include this in tonight's public comments portion of the meeting regarding the veteran's
memorial?
Thanks.
Nico Melendez
Thank you for the opportunity to provide a written comment
I am a 22 -year veteran of the United States Navy and would ask that no changes be made to the proposed design
or site of the city's veteran's memorial.
I trust the ad hoc committee who proposed the site represent a wide range of veterans and offered their proposal
on behalf of all veterans, including me.
To eliminate a historical depiction of a solider from last century is akin to the City of Lake Elsinore suggesting
the final resting place of thousands of lost soldiers, sailors, Marines, Coasties and Airmen doesn't exist.
I've had the honor of visiting the final resting place of thousands of Americans lost in war at cemeteries around
the globe, cemeteries managed by the American Battle Monuments Commission. In fact, the ABMC
administers, operates, and maintains 24 permanent American burial grounds on foreign soil. Presently there are
124,905 U.S. war dead interred at these cemeteries from World War I, World War 11 and Mexican War. Each
resting place of these American heroes has either a Star of David or Cross.
Using the Cross and Star of David to honor the final resting place of approximately 125,000 war dead overseas
as thisproposed image does on the City of Lake Elsinore Veterans Memorial is not only appropriate but
accurate.
As to the location, I believe those same war dead overseas would like to be in a more main stream location, so
more of our country and more of our youth can understand the price of freedom. There is no better place in this
city for a veterans memorial than a place that will experience high traffic volume and an opportunity for
families to learn, teach, explain and educate.
Please have the courage to stand for these war dead, as they had the courage to stand for you.
Thank you.
Nico Melendez
Virginia Bloom
From: Verjil, Kari <KVERJIL @co.riverside.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 5:48 PM
To: Andrea Carranza; Anna Grandys; Brenda Jacobs; Cindy Scott; Colleen Nicol; Cynthia
Hernandez; Darlene Gerdes; Debbie A. Lee; Deborah Harrington; James Thompson; Jane
Halstead; Jerryl Soriano; Judy Haughney; Judy Haughney; Kathy Bennett; Kay Vinson;
Lisa Mobley; Mallory Sutterfield; Marie Calderon; Pat Hammers; Rachelle Klassen; Rick
Miller; Sarah McComas; Shelby Hanvey; Susan Jones; Susan Maysels; Vicki Wasko;
Virginia Bloom
Subject: Election Canvass Information
Good Afternoon Everyone:
This is a canvass status update to let you know that an election results update is now posted on the Registrar of Voters
W ebsite.
Please visit www.voteinfo.net to view the updated information.
Our next election update is Friday at approximately 6pm. Friday's update will be small, and will include damaged ballots
that have made it through the duplication process.
Work on the legally required roster audit is continuing daily 7:30am to 3am. We should be done with this process by
Thursday and then, we can begin work on provisional ballots.
Beginning Monday, November 19 we will post daily election updates for provisional ballots.
We will likely certify election results the week of November 26 I will give you a firmer idea of the certificatin date in a
future update.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have additional questions.
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