" I would like to see a skateboard ramp/park area as a part of this space. These kids need a place to get exercise. Not were we would have homeless people hanging around all day. We need a safe place. My family and I went to Hawaii over the summer. You would not believe the skate park they have. It is giant, the entire thing is made out of wood, with a bowl, ramps, grind areas, etc. An 80 year old local woman in Hawaii demanded and fought for these kids to have this space. Many people did not agree, but It was the best thing they could have made. They always have a parent hanging around to make sure no losers are just hanging around. People bring their recycle to the location and all of the money from that will go to any repairs that need to be made. The entire skate park is made out of wood and was build by donation from some local contractors. What a great idea. "

" Ginny Simms is a long time no growth activist who could care less about parks. She and her group want to get control of the hillsides and they don't want you walking around on their protected land. The Sierra Club has less than 1400 members and only 103 of them cared enough to vote in their last election of officers. They spend a lot of money to hire election consultants to make us think they represent our interests.Remember who spent the 1990s suing or threatening to sue Napa County? Yeah, the Sierra Club.Vote No On measure I "

" Opponents of Measure I are tying to defeat it by linking it to the Sierra Club. They ignore the fact that a county committee, whose members were mostly appointed by the supervisors, worked for more than two years on the parks issue. That committee concluded that we need a parks and open space district. A majority of the supervisors agreed. We all need open space, whether we belong to the Sierra Club or not. "

" For those of you who want to believe the Yes on I claims that the Citizens Advisory Committee is a well-rounded, unbiased, diverse group of concerned Napa Citizens, here are the facts: Two Open Space Committee Members are employees of the Land Trust of Napa County. Four Committee Members are employees of public Parks Agencies. Three Committee Members are current or former members of the Board of Directors of the Friends of the River. One Committee Member is Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Redwood Chapter of the Sierra Club. One Committee Member is the President of the Napa-Solano Audubon Society. More than two-thirds of the Committee Members are members of the Land Trust of Napa County or the Sierra Club, or both. I respect all of those organizations and the folks who support them. However, it is more accurate to say that the majority of the Open Space Advisory Committee cares about a single issue, than that it is a diverse group that cares about the good of the entire community. Speaking of single issue, I find it ironic that Ms. Simms, who has dedicated her life to preventing any change in Napa County from how it existed 79 years ago, is now complaining about the "disgruntled minority!" "