Dear editor,

What is the TAG group鈥檚 vision for Union Bay?

So far you have not put forth one positive idea for the betterment of our community but have campaigned against any forward direction initiatives. You are in the process of destroying our board of trustees through a campaign of innuendo and warped representation of the facts by attacking board members and staff.

The Union Bay Improvement District is operated under letters patent with the sole responsibility for water, fire protection and street lighting in accordance with the democratic laws of the day. The members of the board of trustees are fine upstanding citizens of our community duly elected from a slate of volunteers by the people of UB.

They unselfishly devote their time to fulfil their sworn mandate for a mere honorarium of $25 per meeting, have provided minutes of the meetings, sent out routine status and progress reports, have open accounting ledgers which are open for scrutiny should anyone want to visit the UBID office and pose their concerns.

Yet, you still rant and rail about open government. What would you do to improve the situation after you depose the board?

I have fears that you would turn over the letters patent to a regional district, which would create a new management branch and hire staff at union wages thereby driving up our taxes again. Is that what you want?

TAG members have opposed the KIP development all the way either through rabid environmental concerns, water issues and so on.

The supporters of a forward-looking community have concerns about development as well but have worked with KIP to implement improvements to the development plans which are and will satisfy present environmental standards and even improve on them and create jobs. Bob Grant,

Union Bay