Letters to the Editor Nov 9

November 9, 2007

Chermans send greetings from sunny California
Karen and Sandy Cherman

Thanks for Millwood coverage
Keryn Frankel

Traffic solution: Take the bus
Jeffrey Saks

Chermans send greetings from sunny California

Dear Editor,

We received your newsletter from friends who live in New Castle and found it very enjoyable and a wonderful way to maintain a connection with our “old stomping grounds!” Please continue to provide it and I ask that you add me to your e-mail list to receive it in the future.

We are now into our third year in sunny Carlsbad, California. The recent wildfires were an experience not to be forgotten. Our house was not in harms’ way but we evacuated to avoid the poor air quality.

We miss the parades down King Street, the Board of Education, School Board and PTA meetings. There are no men’s softball games at Rec. Field (Sandy’s old team won the championship again the year), Recreation and Parks commission meetings to try to get a basketball court in town or wonderful days at the Senior Center. It is fall but there are no leaves to blow, shorts and t-shirts are the uniform of the day and the daily commute is not on Metro North but instead a 15 minute ride to our coffee business serving those taking the train to work in San Diego.

Our kids have acclimated to their new schools with the cafeteria and gym outside! Karen is using her many talents working with contractors at the Expo Design Center.
“Paradise” is wonderful but there is no place like home, Dorothy.

Karen and Sandy Cherman
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Thanks for Millwood coverage

Dear Editor,

Many thanks to your newspaper and to Gene Nadel for providing a comprehensive, factual account of the September 24 Millwood Board of Fire Commissioners’ meeting. For those of us who live in the Millwood fire district, it is important—and yet also often overlooked—to maintain contact with emergency services in our area and remain informed about their decision-making.
Mr. Nadel brought an air of impartiality and a sense of duty to inform his readers with his reporting of the event, and I was glad to have the opportunity to learn more about our public services and how they might impact our community.

Regards,

Keryn Frankel
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Traffic solution: Take the bus

Dear Editor,

While Rosellen Gonzales’ plan to construct more roads so that the drive to
Greeley would avoid the traffic that ensues each morning is one solution,
wouldn’t a better idea be to NOT drive your children to
school each day and have them take the bus? It would certainly alleviate the
traffic that piles up on Roaring Brook Road and would be a much more
environmentally friendly solution.

We as a town should take a proactive stance in this area and make it mandatory that all students ride the bus.
Having our children ride the bus to school should certainly not be viewed
as a sacrifice, but instead as a way we can come together as a community to
instill environmental awareness—-not just pay lip service to it.

I would also suggest we not allow cars in or around Greeley during the
morning rush to enforce the bus policy. As for the special circumstance that
every parent feels they have that justifies driving their child to school,
I ask, what circumstance is more important than preserving the planet for our children?
As parents we want to make our children’s lives easier and
fix every one of their problems, but is that always the best way to
prepare them for their future?

Jeffrey Saks