Letter to Governor Janet Napolitano

April 21, 2004

The Honorable Janet Napolitano
Governor of Arizona
1700 West Washington
Phoenix , Arizona 85007

Dear Governor Napolitano,

We wrote to you in both February and March about our horrendous home building nightmare. (We have enclosed copies of those letters for your convenience) This letter is to update you about our experience on Saturday April 17 th at the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association (SAHBA) Home Show. Our family picketed this event. Members from SAHBA and the Tucson Convention Center (TCC) interfered with our First Amendment right to protest. The full details of what happened to us are included in the formal letters of complaint we issued to both organizations. (Copies included in this packet)

We are trying desperately to keep other families from experiencing the same devastating experience that we have endured and are frustrated by the lack of interest on the part of our elected officials.

Despite our previous two letters, we have had no response from your office. Is the fact that these groups feel free to trample on your constituent's civil rights reason enough to finally take a look at this industry? The builders and developers wield way to much power in the State of Arizona . Almost 9,000 individuals have viewed our website ( www.mymccrearyhomesucks.com ) in the two-and-a-half months it has been on the internet. We have heard from many Arizona citizens who have had experiences eerily similar to ours. There is an obvious need for reform. What are you doing to address these problems? How many more families will lose their homes - their credit ratings – their marriages before the pain of your constituency means more than the money builders and developers pour into legislative coffers?

We are begging for your help. We will continue our efforts to publicize the deficiencies in the system in whatever way we lawfully can. Perhaps we need to develop a lobby in order to get your attention?