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Foothill students react to failure of three local measures

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Cue to the failure of local measures, Wright library will close. Photo: Kristin Williams is upset that she won’t be able to borrow books from Wright Library after November. Photo by Haley White, The Foothill Dragon Press

Measure A, the proposal to impose a half cent sales tax, was intended to aid the city of Ventura by means of filling pot holes, paving roads, and assisting the Helen Powers Wright Library to stay open and functional. On November 3, the measure failed by a 55.48% to 44.52% margin.

A Foothill senior, Kristin Williams said, “I think I was most upset by Measure A not passing. I got some really sweet books from the Wright Library.” She recalled a book of nature spells that she once checked out. “[The Wright Library] had a lot of books that I didn’t expect would be in a public library.”

Measure B, the proposal to limit building height and to protect Ventura’s views, also failed. A 74.75% to 25.25% margin proved to be a landslide loss for our local hillside and ocean landscape views.

“I feel disappointed in our fellow citizens of Ventura,” said Foothill junior Allany Chayasing, “Ventura is known for it’s beautiful views, if they take that away and start building, it will just look like some obscure city. This is Ventura, not Los Angeles.”

The most discussed issue is probably Measure C. This measure would have limited large retail and kept large corporations out of the city. This was also unsuccessful by a 54.29% to 45.71% margin. With the failure of this measure, the empty K-Mart shopping center will likely be turned into a Wal-Mart.

Foothill senior Brandon Freiberg said, “I don’t even like the Walmart in Oxnard, I don’t know why they want to build another one here. Ventura is supposed to be a small beach town.”

Many students are opposed to the idea of losing a library and gaining a Walmart, but all seem to be eager to see what becomes of our city.

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