Dear Fellow Indio Resident:

As home owners in the emerging southwestern section of Indio, my wife, daughter and I are proud to call ourselves Indio residents. At the same time, we are very concerned about the quality of life and public safety in the area because of the large amount of vacant littered land that could be utilized so much better if it were zoned so that the owners could do something positive with it.

Measure M will increase property values, add new stores, make Indio safer and eliminate massive illegal dumping.

The folks that created Measure M with me, known as Indio Citizens for Positive Planning, are a large group of concerned citizens that want to make Indio a better place. More than 4,000 Indio residents signed our petition to finally make this important change.

Measure M will not increase taxes for Indio residents as our wealthy opponents shamelessly claim. The city’s study estimated that if Measure M passes, much needed new stores could generate hundreds of thousands of dollars that can be used for better police and fire protection and other needed services.

The initiative won’t allow high density housing to be built as the very small group of rich estate owners opposing it argue. It calls for a minimum lot size of 1/3 of an acre – almost twice the size of new home lots in the desert’s wealthiest cities. With proper zoning, this blighted part of the city will be converted from an eyesore to an area that offers something for everyone – new parks, streets and stores.

Right now, littered raw land along poorly paved and unlit streets attracts bad people and crime and threatens the safety of our children. A vocal minority of rich estate owners with lots of influence want to keep their gated homes isolated by large fields even though families nearby must live with the consequences.

We urge you to join our cause by Voting Yes on Measure M.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Wagner, Founder
Indio Citizens for Positive Planning