Community Input

‘Thank you for all your trust’

From the December 16, 2022 Edition

December 7, 2022 Dear Editor:

After many years of owning and operating Frazier Park Lumber & Hardware, we have decided to sell the family-owned business.

Since 1976, we have been honored in supporting local …

We couldn’t have done it without you

December 8, 2022 Dear Editor:

I am writing to thank all of the local water companies for the quick offers to sell us water when we had to haul water while drilling a new well. …

The Ants Come Marching Back pt. 2

From the December 2, 2022 Edition

November 27, 2022 Dear Editor:

I respectfully disagree not only with the premise of the Op-Ed entitled “Who’s Shaking the Jar?,” appearing in the November 25, 2022, edition of The Mountain Enterprise but also much …

The Ants Come Marching Back pt. 1

From the December 2, 2022 Edition

November 25, 2022 Dear Editor:

The writer of last week’s OpEd is 100% right! [The Mountain Enterprise, November 25, 2022, “Who’s shaking the jar?”] There ARE two separate and distinct cultures opposing each other in …

Community Input: Is this really ‘progress’ in PMC?

From the November 18, 2022 Edition

PLEASE NOTE: The opinions expressed in this letter are the opinions of the letter writer. The letter writer Cc:d the newspaper on questions he sent to the chairman of the PMCPOA board and the response …

The ‘Whereases’ of Kern County’s Measure K Sales Tax

From the October 28, 2022 Edition

October 22, 2022 Dear Editor:

I thank Richard Schmidt for a well-reasoned letter about what Kern County’s Measure K would do and not do. [The Mountain Enterprise Community Input Oct 14]. I would like to …

Will The Proposed New Sales Tax Help Us Locally?

From the October 14, 2022 Edition

October 3, 2022 Dear Editor:

There are several facts about the proposed 1% county sales tax [Measure K] that voters need to understand.

First, despite ballot wording suggesting otherwise, this is a “general” tax that …

Why Not Tax Countywide?

From the October 14, 2022 Edition

October 3, 2022 Dear Editor:

Why is the proposed sales tax increase [MeasureK] targeting unincorporated areas and not the entire county? It won’t help struggling local businesses if customers go elsewhere. Bakersfield might welcome a …

Resisting PMC Patrol

From the September 30, 2022 Edition

September 28, 2022 Dear Editor:

I was cited again by PMC Patrol, this time for resisting [a patrol employee who was pulling a dog away from me. The dog was wandering around and I gave …

Take Down the Dead Trees, Please

From the September 30, 2022 Edition

September 26, 2022 Dear Editor:

For a while now, I’ve noticed there is a large stand of pine trees on the hill going up behind Frazier Mountain Park that has been infested by bark beetle. …