PL-SPP-2022-000016 E. Utyro Testimony 01.03.23

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He's seeking "specific data" and wonders "whether the survivors would be willing to publicly testify" or "share their personal stories privately." UGHH, but as if he/they will do ANYTHING of worth with our stories (who has?) and/or have any plan in place at all. Send experts. Don't toy with survivors. Her last two sentences are powerful. Who is policing this when it goes wrong? Where are the professionals and experts? If you follow the rest of the thread there is a strong sentiment that there is a lot of sexual abuse in the Tantra community. Is that a Fact? I don't know but not my job. Seems plausible given the attention some notable gurus have gotten. But again, what does PD have to says about the Tantra and similar events at the TMK in question? Nothing. Did they consult with the state tourism authority as to whether this Tantra line of"Holistic Wellness" is desirable? Does the County have a public position? We stress there may be very legitimate places for this as we don't think we need to pass a moral judgment on Tantra and similar things but we don't see that agriculturally zoned land and the Special use Permit process as appropriate given the various standards they contain. We realize there will be a temptation by PD or even perhaps the Commission to say this is all hearsay but what if this is just the tip of the iceberg given the tendency of victims having a disinclination to report. A decision to allow this permit, resembling its existing form, to go forward will almost certainly haunt everyone given what has transpired and likely to transpire given the history of the applicant (and again not because he is evil or any such thing) as there is a real risk he is misguided and playing with a fire he cannot control. We kindly ask the Commission to end what PD has proposed now and provide a clear signal that much more work needs to be to even begin making a serious effort of consideration. We have endured enough and truly believe others have been victimized and we don't have confidence that HER has been fully and permanently transformed from its successor into an operation sufficiently independent of the applicant and that has a proposed operating structure with sufficient built-in safeguards. We are not empowered to properly police this and we shouldn't bear that responsibility, but we recognize the County will not either as they have limited resources, unless simple quantifiable, measurable and community verifiable requirements are imposed if a Special Use Permit is granted.