EDITOR: The last time I saw District 1 Supervisor Don Gage was
at a pre-election debate with Mayor Dennis Kennedy at the Lion
’s Club Hall in San Martin a year ago. Once the election was
over and he got what he needed (our votes), he disappeared.
EDITOR:
The last time I saw District 1 Supervisor Don Gage was at a pre-election debate with Mayor Dennis Kennedy at the Lion’s Club Hall in San Martin a year ago. Once the election was over and he got what he needed (our votes), he disappeared. No one has seen him at any important San Martin community meetings, public Master Plan meetings for the expansion of the South County Airport or the informational meeting regarding the expansion of the South County waste transfer station. These are all very important community issues that have had his constituents up in arms for many months. He hasn’t attended a San Martin Planning Advisory Committee meeting in 18 months or more. He used to show up every month.
Last Wednesday at San Martin-Gwinn Elementary School, federal, state and local officials spent three grueling hours answering the questions of over 800 people on the perchlorate contamination issue. It was a brave act to face hoards of angry people, but they did an exemplary job. Was Don Gage there? No, he was not. Not even a representative from his office made an appearance.
It doesn’t cost a lot of money to show up at least once a year for something as important as the toxic contamination problems in your district. When his constituents needed to see support from their District 1 supervisor, he didn’t think to participate or show his face in San Martin. He has an office at Highland and Monterey Road. Not far from the fray, so the commute from San Jose couldn’t have been the problem.
For those of you who voted for Don Gage, I hope you’re happy with his disappearing act. He is the only elected voice unincorporated San Martin has. He insists on working from an ivory tower and no one seems to mind. The residents of San Martin need to make a point of demanding their fair share of his time. They are part of District 1 and deserve his attention. As our elected official, he is supposed to represent us. He is doing an almost nonexistent job of it. In any job, an employee would get a warning about his behavior. If it didn’t change? They’d get fired.
Donna Brodsky, San Martin
