Kohbarger doesn't

'get' Pahrump

Pahrump is a unique and diverse community that is host to people from many walks of life and economic conditions.

There is room enough for all of us, and there is no reason this variety of people cannot co-exist without tension and strife as long as each group respects the rights of the others to their way of life.

I believe this philosophy should be reflected in a town manager, and that is something we do not have right now.

Mr. Kohbarger has consistently shown his distain for our rural way of life with, among a long list of other things, an ill advised proposed ban on guns on town property.

I perceived this proposed ban was withdrawn for legal reasons, not because he changed his views on the issue and decided to respect our Second Amendment rights. This leads me to believe if he retains his job, issues like this will continue to come up in the future.

He has shown a tendency to want to regulate, rather than communicate, and this creates an atmosphere of division rather than unity in our community.

While he is a very confident and may be competent, that must not be the sole criterion for someone in his position. He seems to want to shape Pahrump to his view instead of understanding the town and doing his job accordingly.

A town manager has to understand the place he lives and Mr. Kohbarger doesn't get Pahrump, and I've seen no evidence to lead me to believe he ever will.

PAT KERBY