Measure B is in the best interests of T.O. residents

Measure B isn't the "Do-it Center Initiative." This title is designed to mislead the public into thinking that Measure B is only a battle between Doit Center and Home Depot, which is trying to take over the old Kmart location.

Measure B does one thing; it allows voters to decide on huge projects, not every project, and only if it's determined that there would be a significant impact on traffic. The voters can still approve these projects if they decide they're necessary for our community.

Both the Do-it Center and Home Depot are involved in this initiative because its outcome will affect them. But for most of us, their battle is a distraction from the real issue.

As we get close to Election Day in June, you can expect the opponents of Measure B to try their best to confuse the voters and scare them with financial devastation.

For example, the full page ad in the Ventura County Star, paid for with "major funding from the Home Depot." This ad is misleading at best. It refers to the Do-it Center six times and even uses their name in their catch phrase, "Don't Do-It."

Do you think if Measure B was only about the Doit Center it would be getting this much attention? With all due respect, I don't think people care that much about either one of these stores.

They go on to intimidate the reader with predictions of financial ruin as if they know the outcome of projects that haven't even been proposed.

I wonder if opponents of Measure B think that those of us in favor of it have something against money? Do they think that we would vote in something that would devastate our local economy?

Allowing our city to grow in a careful, well thought out manner will improve our quality of life, and as stated in the financial forecast for Thousand Oaks, Measure B will maximize our property values.

Holly LaRue Thousand Oaks