Dear Mr. Portune

Thank you for your email.  Fortunately I DID get the fact straight that you did not want to hold the meeting in Westwood and it is unusual for me not to elaborate on all the details for that I apologize. The nonsense that I saw and experienced concerning the riots in this city and your front and center (along with other associates) support of them often cuts short my ability to fully engage in any lengthy social interaction or trust. We have spent almost every moment of our lives since that event trying to save our neighborhood which you chose after the smoke cleared to move out of for a suburban paradise. Needless to say, had it not been necessary for our meeting and the many meetings of your like minded associates this letter would be unnecessary and this city wouldn’t need the jail. I will gladly send out to everyone my mistake and the reasons for my shortcoming.

Nice to see your fully embracing this issue since I am sure seeing your chosen associates from that turbulent time that you are personally associated with many of the potential occupants of the proposed facility so getting enough money to both operate the jail and to introduce all of the appropriate measures that leave us the best guarantee that those who come into our custody are less likely to commit crimes again once they leave.  This may be the most important thing to you but my full support will go to the guy who comes up with the BIGGEST jail and the warden to run it in such a way no one will ever want to come back. Is that you?

“I would encourage us all to first, not fight over the location of a hearing, and second, to create the kind of environment that is conducive to the Commission doing the right thing, the right way and in a way that answers the question for a long time to come."- To this I want to emphasize that we want one of the “location” to be in Westwood because the Westside has been the most impacted and done the most to correct misconceptions due to past wisdom that you fully with enthusiasm participated in an environment joyously anticipating the long time effects and answers we are now dealing with in a FAR more civilized manner than was ever being promoted them.

Having this meeting in Westwood-that is the RIGHT thing.

Sincerely,

Melva Gweyn