LTE of the day says it well:
I was impressed with the article regarding substandard bridges in the county. Impressive that five of the state’s worst bridges are here but that only one will be repaired in the foreseeable future.
An adjoining article was about spending $26 million on a four-mile city greenway. I’m not sure how many would use this greenway, but we do know that hundreds of thousands of people use our bridges weekly.
A third article on the same page concerned City Councilman Robbie Perkins pushing for the purchase of the Canada Dry building for several million.
The city recently annexed 10,000 people (most against their will), and doubled their taxes. It will force many to hook on to its water system. Apparently, the fact that we do not have enough water to support the activities of our current residents seems lost on some. Also, we will provide police protection for the newcomers, but the city is short on police officers.
Would someone in city and county management step up and explain all of this to us? I simply cannot understand any of this mess other than mismanagement.
Jerry C. Poole
Greensboro
What can I say, great minds think alike.
