Willow Creek

I wanted to say a few words regarding the expansion of Willow Creek Golf Course to include a hotel and casino.

I understand that some homeowners close to the clubhouse are concerned about increased noise and traffic. They are legitimate concerns but I want to offset that by some other thoughts.

I live on the Lakeview Executive Golf Course. It is true that the owners of Willow Creek have made an offer to purchase this golf course, and the financial package to cover the expansion would include the financing for the purchase of Lakeview.

Currently, Lakeview Golf Course is owned by many of the homeowners in the Lakeview Golf Course area. We purchased the golf course after the previous owners shut it down because they could not make the golf course profitable on its own merit.

We didn't want to be golf course owners, managers, volunteers or laborers. We just wanted to have a lovely green golf course that was part of our community.

When Lakeview closed, the course dried up and died just as our property values headed in the same direction. If this expansion is not approved, then the same will happen again.

However, this time it will be Willow Creek Golf Course that will become a dust bowl as the owners have stated they will close the course.

The concerned residents can then have new concerns, such as:

1. Loss of property values as you will no longer live in a golf course community.

2. Loss of a championship golf course (Willow Creek) for the entire community.

3. Potentially, the loss of the executive golf course (Lakeview Executive) for the entire community.

4. Loss of increased revenue for Pahrump generated by the hotel and casino.

5. Loss of jobs and the new jobs the expansion would have generated.

I seriously want the commissioners to approve this expansion as it will effect hundreds of homeowners diversely if not approved.

It is hard to make a golf course profitable in this environment if you don't have ways to generate income besides golf fees. It's expensive to maintain a golf course, and from my experience in being just one of many owners of Lakeview Golf Course, it must be sustained by the owners.

The Willow Creek owners have found a way to increase revenue in order to sustain and improve the golf course it currently owns and the one it wants to purchase. This is a way for everyone to profit and to improve our community.

DONNA RODMAN

Response to a blind, don't care community'

I am not legally blind and/or visually impaired, yet I was absolutely appalled when I read this letter.

Mr. Kvool, after reading your letter it appears that you may be the next to join the ranks of the disabled. It sounds as though you may be about to break your own arm, or at the very least dislocate your shoulder, by being so extremely determined to pat your own self on the back.

The fact that only a couple of individuals are showing up to your meetings, does not mean that those that are visually impaired want to wallow in self pity. Nor does it mean they are intentionally trying to be a burden on their families.

Although the service you are offering is admirable, it is not mandatory to attend your meetings. The information you are offering is available on line, to anyone interested in taking the time to look for it.

For those that are visually impaired and/or legally blind, perhaps they choose not to attend your meetings because it's not convenient for them. Perhaps they know something you don't, such as they have already located the information that is pertinent to them.

By simply logging onto the site of the National Federation of the Blind, their questions and concerns can and will be addressed. The difference in your meetings and that of the National Federation of the blind is simply this, they are not trying to publicly humiliate a single person.

If you were the only person demanding that the library install a screen magnification software program, then you may want to consider the fact that those that are visually impaired may own their own computers, or simply don't go to the library for internet access.

I sincerely do not believe that insulting an entire town is the most appropriate way of getting your point across. It seems to me as though if others were as concerned about the library and casino's refusal to comply with your demands, they would be at your meetings supporting your efforts. However that is not the case, since that seems to be what your beef with the community is all about.

I can honestly say that after reading your letter, I would not attend your meetings either.

The point you made in your letter is that you want praise for your efforts as opposed to wanting to educate individuals.

I have been declared disabled by the state of Nevada, however I do not and will not attend meetings concerning disability. If I need information, I know where to locate it. I am not a burden on anyone, nor do I sit around and wallow in self pity. I'm quite sure that other Pahrump residents have been declared disabled as well, however I would never consider insulting, degrading or humiliating a single one of them for not attending a meeting.

If I were you, I would count my blessings for the one or two that do support you and your meetings. After reading your letter, your audience may drop to zero.

TERRI HOLLEY

The caucus and Ron Paul

First of all, I want to thank Sara Kulkin for her hard work in emailing all of us Ron Paul supporters information about the caucus and how it is supposed to work; from my experience at the caucus, very few people had that information.

Second, I want all of you who didn't think the caucus was a fair representation of all the people to thank your illustrious Sen. Harry Reid; it was his idea in order to promote Nevada as one of the first states to have a say in the presidential election and to use the caucus format.

In fact, the caucus procedure versus a primary election eliminates all of those people who, for whatever reason -- a job or being overseas in the military --are not able to be present at the caucus. We need to get our voice to the powers that be to change this process.

Third, for all of you Ron Paul supporters who say, "He's my man but he doesn't have a chance," think of what all of us who know he is the only hope to bring this country back to being run by the people instead of Washington, D.C., and the very rich. Think of what we can do to get him elected.

Please hang in there, for us and for our children and grandchildren.

LOUISE FELTON