A grand jury report that criticized the Kings County Board of Supervisors for its lawsuits against the California bullet-train project is drawing fire in the sparsely populated Central Valley farming community.
County Supervisor Doug Verboon, a walnut farmer who testified on the matter, said grand jurors misjudged public sentiment about the rail project.
"They were all nice people," Verboon said. "But I don't think their views represent the thoughts of the community."
The grand jury's annual report, issued in June, concluded that supervisors should not have approved public funding for litigation involving privately owned land that the state high-speed rail project is seeking for the right of way.