Editor:
In reply to the several letters desiring zoning against mobile homes, buying an ancient mobile home was the best thing I ever did. The main advantage was that I could afford to stay on the Coast.
There are many people here who are not highly paid or who lack investment funds who still, strangely, might be deserving. Where should we go? And some of us actually have time to spend with local kids and community because we're not struggling to keep the driveway washed. Some of us are not trying to live up to the Jones - we actually want to understand the true value of the day.
Some of us actually enjoy living in recycled buildings and even have the good grace to struggle with the higher heating carbon footprint we create.
You may think we're depreciating your property value, and we may think you are overcrowding your lots, using up too much of the earth's resources to heat and clean your large homes, taking down too many trees for your amenities, hardscaping too much land. If you are worried about your property value now, then be very afraid for the day that we litter the Coast with earth ships and rammed earth huts and cob and yurts - low impact, earth friendly affordable housing - maybe just in time for the oil to run out. And remember, you are not too worried about these people's financial futures, so why should they worry about yours?
I'm sure there's room for all of us in this community, but, like you, I'm just never sure who should get to stay.
Robin Wheeler
Roberts Creek
