Rosemead resident feels 'cheated'

This letter writer and Rosemead resident writes that she feels "cheated" by the information sent to her in a flier by Councilwoman Margaret Clark. Speaking of fliers, I got a call saying the Clark sent out another flier, but that it is not connected or paid for by Rosemead Partners. If you haven't been following the Rosemead flier saga, it has caused councilmember Polly Low, John Tran and John Nunez a lot of headaches because they think the information of these fliers is misleading. So far, the fliers have talked about changes in city ordinances such as the general plan or zoning changes. 

Changes not new

I attended the Rosemead City Council meeting of Feb. 26. I had received a postcard from council member Margaret Clark that stated there are several alarming changes the city is about to implement. I was scared and concerned, so I attended the meeting.

To my surprise, most of the things stated on the postcard were already existing regulations in the city! There were only one or two items that were new changes. Clark claimed some of the items are true, but Mayor Tran clarified that only one or two items are new changes.

Now I feel cheated. How can a council member send out postcards that are untrue? We elect city officials and expect them to be 100 percent truthful, not 20 percent or 50 percent.

Clark got many people upset and apparently this is not the first time. I was told that many months ago she had sent out postcards related to fence height and got many people upset. Again, that postcard contained only partial truths.

I don't expect to agree on everything with the council members, but I do expect them to be 100 percent honest and truthful. Is that too much to ask?

Stacie Chester
Rosemead