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Uploaded: Monday, December 7, 2009, 2:04 PM
Giving thanks--for Marin County officials
Another intriguing Letter of the Week...
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by Letters to the Editor
This, typically, is a time to think about what we're thankful for, to reflect on the good things in our lives. My list is headed by the usual—gratitude for good health, a loving family and affable friends, a comfortable home.
Then comes what may be a surprise—appreciation for Marin County officials.
For the first time, Health and Human Services has hired a homeless coordinator. That was a prime recommendation of a 2008-09 Civil Grand Jury report that considered it an imperative to help those needy men, women and children. The Board of Supervisors also has earmarked $150,000 for emergency shelters. Providing a winter shelter was also a recommendation of the grand jury report. Allow me, therefore, to lead a cheer for those county stalwarts who not only heard the jury's suggestions—but acted on them.—Woody Weingarten, San AnselmoAre you receiving Express, our free daily e-mail edition? See a sample and sign-up for Express.
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Posted by Brazz Singletary, a resident of the San Rafael neighborhood, on Dec 7, 2009 at 6:03 pm I find this letter to be a breath of fresh air in a dark and vacuous room. I'm glad they (County Officials)did something right. It is, most certainly, the exception.
The waste at the Civic Center, especially among the management class, is simply monumental. Most of the recommendations of Grand Juries have been ignored and joked about by these same 'officials.'
I am pleased that something right has happened.
Hope springs eternal.
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