The Vallecito Mobile Estates decision that City Council made is one of the most unpopular in recent times.

I agree with council that legally it’s a battle that can’t be won. That being said, I find this entire human tragedy absent of creativity by the city of T.O.

If state, federal and local governments can do anything they want with redevelopment agencies and give land away free to developers, then it seems evident that profit and tax revenue are getting far better treatment than folks who have limited income.

Google can show an overview of Conejo Valley, and the beauty of the Master Plan shows there’s more open space than community development.

That’s why we love living here. Conejo Valley could easily take all of the mobile home parks and relocate them to open space land in phases because we’re only talking about four mobile home parks and 200 total acres.

Another logical possibility is leaving the mobile homes where they are and trading open space land that can be developed.

Think of it as “reverse planning.” We’re not talking about very much land, and the value of new development has a better return for property owners. It would be a win-win for all parties and the City Council.

The priorities for a wonderful community are open space, great schools, police and fire services, senior housing, entertainment and friendly neighborhoods.

We nearly have it all.

Mobile home parks are a new endangered species. Let’s join as a community and create cityowned land that’s just for mobile home parks. All levels of government have been facing lowincome housing. It’s an issue that’s never been successfully addressed.

Thousand Oaks has an opportunity to become a model for the rest of America.

Land values have turned property owners into a selfish bunch.

Let’s fix this problem as a community and give respect to low-income residents.

Property should never go from city ownership to private ownership. If the argument is that open space should never be touched, make it redevelopment land. Then the city can do anything with it. Henry Valdez Thousand Oaks