Roses for Regalia

Rather than take heed of growing voter sentiment against the Council's plans to break the civic bank for a giant garage, retail stores and big-box library in Civic Park, Councilwoman Gwen Regalia in today's W.C. Journal dismissed the 92 residents who took the time to rank the City's key issues. ... "It indicates that there was not a great deal of interest ... I wouldn't call this the most accurate poll," Regalia told the Journal's Theresa Harrington. ... Perhaps our elected representatives could take time to read the letters, like the one from Sharon Doherty. Sharon likes the idea of a new library, but she wants to keep the tennis courts, the trees and the roses. Won't somebody listen to Sharon? ...