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May 27,1999 <br /> To Whom It May Concern, <br /> I am writing this letter to let you know about my concerns <br /> over the labor camp being proposed at Harney Lane and Tully <br /> Road. I am against this camp for many reasons. First of all it <br /> seems like Mr. J. Rios is going to tape advantage of these workers <br /> at the labor camp, with restrictions such as you can only live at <br /> the camp if you work for him. This restricts other farmers from <br /> hiring them unless they go through Mr. Rios. So Mr. Rios would <br /> be the only one paying them and they would in turn, have to pay <br /> Mr. Rios for living at the camp. Mr. Rios would have absolute <br /> control over these workers' paychecks. To me this is a form of <br /> slavery. If Mr. Rios were paying them a decent wage, they would <br /> be able to afford an apartment and put money back into the <br /> community instead of his pocket. There are many people <br /> working for minimum wage and not living in a labor camp and <br /> are free to live where they want. My second concern is that being <br /> a homeowner there are several building codes and it seems that <br /> Mr. Rios doesn't have to follow these codes. For example, you <br /> need so much area for the septic system. How much area would <br /> you need for a 400-man labor camp? Then there is the traffic <br /> situation. We already have a labor camp and a sanitation landfill <br /> in the same area. About 5 years ago they tried to obtain a permit <br /> for a rodeo grounds. They couldn't get one because of the traffic <br /> increase. The rodeo would be open only on the weekends. What <br /> will this labor camp of 400 men, open 7 days a week bring to the <br /> traffic? I also heard that Mr. Rios has applied for a liquor <br /> license. I don't know whether or not this is true, but with 400 <br /> men you know there will be liquor, license or not. I am not <br /> against drinking but when there is that many men involved you <br />