Packard Aide’s Other Activities
A recent letter that I received from Rep. Ron Packard (R-Carlsbad) with regard to his aide’s extensive extracurricular activities in local affairs stated that Packard encouraged this type of volunteerism.
Yes, I, too, applaud volunteerism. But we in Dana Point continue to confuse Mike Eggers’ job as the aide, with Eggers the paid consultant and with Eggers the activist. Packard knows of the federal law called the Hatch Act. This prevents his office employees from being involved with partisan activities--yet the attempt to take the coast of Laguna Niguel by Dana Point is really “local” partisanship!
Let’s encourage Packard to decide if Eggers is a federal employee at 40 hours a week doing a devoted taxpayer’s job, or if he is an “overworked” volunteer activist in our local affairs.
Sorry, Rep. Packard, you and especially Mike Eggers can’t have it both ways. Again, leave Laguna Niguel to its peaceful self.
GRAYDON KLEE
Dana Point
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