Comments on: Letter to the Editor Slams Tulare Cemetery Trustees for Mistreatment of Board Member and her Husband

By: Fed Up!

Fed Up! — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 22:54:04 +0000

Anyone else completely embarrassed and fed up with the continuing drama on all sides of this? Raise your hand if you think every Board Member should step down – starting with Gilson who stated she would publicly – yet?
Tulare has gone from a city with pride and respect to a city with a shameful city council, and boards that do little more than tear each other down and disgrace the community.

By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 18:14:27 +0000

If you would like to observe the goings on at a Tulare District Cemetery Board meeting just go to the open (not private) Facebook site Tulare Cemetery Perspective. The meeting is posted in its entirety without any doctoring of the video. WTch and make YOUR OWN DECISIONS!

By: ALMA

ALMA — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 16:14:50 +0000

In reply to Vanessa meza.

Corruption runs deep in Tulare.
Change will come soon!

By: Xavier Avila

Xavier Avila — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 10:44:01 +0000

In reply to Patrick Greene.

Patrick Greene is a fake name . you are obviously a member of Caring Cause. The people who want control of the cemetery. The people who openly mock cemetery employees and say they want them fired. Of course you are going to hide who you really are . Cowards never use there real name here . The funny thing about you people is the cemetery looks good and that what people care about . Your little groups keeps creating drama . It’s obvious by your long ramblings . Who has that much time on their hand to follow that much information about the cemetery board ? Answer Someone who wants control.

By: Patrick Greene

Patrick Greene — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 16:17:31 +0000

Turn about is fair play and it appears there is enough back fighting of the whole board to initiate a recall put before the Tulare County Board of Supervisors. Mr. Avila wants to investigate, perhaps he’s the one that should be looked at! Why is he casting doubt on a private citizen. There are a lot of questions the definitely need to be answered; from finances of the District to attitude of the staff and board toward the public. Each board member gets paid very well just to be at a meeting regardless. When, Where, Why, and How these meetings are conducted. I have gone to the district office only to find that the meeting had been cancelled. Is this another ploy by the board to keep the public at bay? Yes, there are violations of the Brown Act and the public doesn’t hold this board accountable! Is it our own ignorance? Mr. Avila since you’re the one causing turmoil perhaps you should be off the board! You’re the BULLY behind all this. Is Mr. Aaron Zaheen present at all the board meetings to keep you out of trouble with your mouth? Tulare County Legal Counsel if you have to have someone present at all the board meetings this just proves there is a bigger problem than you want to admit. This District board is totally dysfunctional! Mr. Avila is the root cause of all this from what I read and see.

By: Amazed...

Amazed... — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 04:35:22 +0000

All this over a position on the CEMETERY board? Like it’s some prestigious position? If your a board member and your residency is being questioned then simply provide proof of Residency and resolve it. How difficult is that? If there is a Brown Act violation then report it, not whine about it in a letter to the editor. I doubt questioning someone’s residency constitutes liable… But calling someone a “low life, alcoholic,” seems to be approaching liable. What I can’t believe is that this is all about a CEMETERY district board – get over yourselves.

By: Vanessa meza

Vanessa meza — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 04:04:09 +0000

In reply to A Rosa.

Agree time to replace the board!

By: A Rosa

A Rosa — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 23:46:49 +0000

In reply to Tulare Citizen.

I agree well said.
Time to replace the Board.

By: Tulare Citizen

Tulare Citizen — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 21:22:24 +0000

In reply to Patrick Greene.

Well said.

By: Patrick Greene

Patrick Greene — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 20:38:10 +0000

I have read the articles in the Valley Voice along with articles in the Times Delta. It appears the whole board should be removed and if they are truly interested in serving Tulare and the Tulare Public Cemetery District on the board let them re-apply. Shame on Pete Vander Poel for not vetting these people! By re-appointing these people after they have publicly denounced each other at a Board of Supervisors meeting, is wrong on the Board of Supervisor’s part. The Board of Supervisor’s does have the power to take control of this board and the Cemetery District itself. Xavier Avila stood before the Board of Supervisors and admitted that they lacked training. And from what I see of the video recordings from Caring Cause; Yes, Mr Avila is a BULLY and shouldn’t even be on the board! As it is pointed out in a previous comment. He is impressed with himself and he will let you know it! I was always under the impression you can only serve on one board. But Mr Avila is serving on two. Is this right? You have board members stating at board meetings about missing money. There have been numerous articles of previous administrators writing themselves checks then disappearing. You would think that someone on the board would call for a detailed audit which it seems never happened. What was the DA’s office doing? Yes, Ms Gilson was involved as President of the board. She removed records from the office supposedly to protect their integrity. Allegedly she returned those records but they can’t be found by anyone. Not even the current office staff. What’s going on? You have current board members that don’t get complete board packets. Is this a directive by Mr. Avila? Another BULLYING tactic of his. What is so secret and what does this accomplish? The thing I see is a forming of the “Good Old Boy’s Club”; Avila, Presant, Pennington; who does Avila want on this board next? It seems there is some prejudice going on against Mr. Agulaira. Is there so much underhanded goings on that County Legal Counsel has to be at every board meeting? If in fact Ms. Gilson does not live in the district and resides out of state it is her responsibility to resign from the board. Why do the board members see it fit to do their own investigating? Again, what is the DA’s office doing? You would think there is something big to hide the way this board functions. Yes, perhaps the California Attorney General should have a long hard look at this, along with the Fair Political Practices Commission.