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There is a huge pile ort which was excavated fr- _ the south side of VFW. It was placed along the east boundary next to the oleanders. I saw their big equipment apparently compacting it down. Since then I have seen their big trucks parked on top of the pile. Again I ask you. What reason would they have to do this unless it is to spy or to harass. It is an eyesore, just as is all the junk piled along the north boundary. I am enclosing pictures of the end of this pile along with the junk. The VFW had a "Grand Opening" in May. They have 29 parking spaces, but their place was overflowing with cars & trucks, and they were parking alongside Olive Ave. If they are allowed 29 parking spaces for safety reasons, then why are they having these big "Whoop -de-dos". Not only that but they carried their activities outdoors which I understood they were not supposed to do. They brought in a big tank, filled it with water, & from the appearance of things and the noise it generated had a fund raiser whereby a person hit a target and a person fell in the water. It seems to me from the crowds there at times this place is probably rented out. What happened to policing it themselves as they claimed. Mrs. Spyksma watched my property for me while I was in Denver, Colorado. When I returned home on June 27, 2004, sbe informed me that there had been a "Mexican Wedding" at VFW and they went in my orchard to take pictures. She has several witnesses to this. They did not have permission to go in my orchard. She also informed me that people threw clods, one hitting her. She said she called the sheriff three times that day because of the disturbances. Also, where are their petitions to rent this place out if this is what they're doing. Their claim was that this was to be merely a meeting place for VFW and their pancake breakfasts. Their membership must have really exploded, and I'm sure their "breakfasts" don't last well into the night. On July 4 I heard a loud bang at 9:00 & it came from the direction of VFW. This really distresses me, because as I reported in one of your meetings, my mother had a bullet go through her window & it was nver determined where it came from. My biggest complaint however has been VFW's total disregard for my farming operation, and their blocking me from carrying on my daily farming operations with pallets, sawhorses, one time a car, and tape being strung across the roadway. This is currently under litigation. Twice I have been contacted by realtors wanting to list my property. Are the VFW deliberately trying to degrade the property value around here. Apparently others think so, because one neighbor next to the canal has already sold, and two places on Olive Ave. are now for sale. Two of those neighbors told me months ago they felt the property value would deteriorate if VFW were allowed to move in. One of those neighbors happened to be a veteran himself. Just take a look at the beautiful olive trees Mr. Moyer claimed the VFW treasured so much. They have