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Truth is necessary virtue when dealing in airport issue
Dear Editor,
In a Letter to the Editor printed in the Vero Beach Press Journal on Jan.
6, Thomas Bytom referred to certain comments made by me in reference 10
the Kashi Chumh as being made in prejudice and ignorance. Perhaps he would
like to enlighten my ignorance.
Is Kashi a cult? Websrer's New World Dictionary defines "enit" = "I. A
system of religious worship; 2. A devoted attachment to a person; 3. A aacO
In my opinion, Kashi is a CUIL r
Is Kashi wealthy? According to the county property appra w s records,
Kashi owns property in Roseland valued at nearly $l million. Recent trews
articles indicate plats for a major expansion of facilities on the Kashi
property. This indicates to me that the wealth of the Kashi Church exceeds that
of any other church in the Roseland -Sebastian community. Since the Kashi
property is tax-exempt, I can only assume that the expansion will also be tax-
exempL
Is the Kashi Chtrc:u in a conspiracy to close the airport? Perhaps not as a
church, but many of :he Kashi members are actively involved in obtaining
signatures on referrrdum petitions and going door-w-door, campaigning on
issu>
Kashi members have been very active with their phone bank regarding
airport issues and also in support of Sebastian City Council candidates. This
may not coistitute a conspiracy, but the majority of the people involved in the
anti-abpon.-.tivides, and who have attended the public hearings againa the
airport mass= plan, are affiliated with Kashi
Did 2,000 people vote against a busier airport? No. The peapl: voted to
acquire public appraal of any major arport expansion t s: : u i
Do homes and airports mix? They seem to attract each other. it is obvious
that the airport did not prevent the Kashi Church and many others from
beating in the vicinity.
What is the solution? Reasonable people in a modern society tryto get along
with each other. It is my Dyer that public debate about the airport will
proceed with the true facts, honestly and in the best 'ru=est of all patties, bah
cow and in the future.
Steven C. Johnson
Sebastian