Arlington doesn’t have say in matter

Published 9:00 pm Sunday, June 20, 2004

As an Arlington resident I am concerned about decisions being made by the city of Marysville where my vote means nothing. I have absolutely no say or recourse. Since I live in Arlington, I will have to put up with traffic, noise and thousands of drunk motorists leaving after a race, but little, if any, benefits. If our civic leaders try to tell us we won’t have people driving drunk, they’ve never been to a NASCAR race. So, they tell us about $87 million generated. Will they have enough to compensate me when the value of my house drops? They’re telling us to trust them to run a racetrack. I say, learn how to run schools first!

Jim Campo

Arlington