To the Editor:

I often agree with Commissioner Richardson’s sensible opinions, but found a problem with the comments reported in the June 2 WDN. Mr. Richardson stated that county funds should not support the arts council because these people are wealthy, but then he also opposed funding the literacy volunteers whose main purpose is helping people (most of them poor) become literate, partly to help them get better jobs so they won’t be so poor.

I wonder what percentage of us fall into the range between these poor folks and rich folks? How many of us would deserve funding for our needs according to this criterion?

One way to help balance the budget would be to use common sense. If it doesn’t need doing, don’t spend money on it!

In the same newspaper a Sound Off caller complained about roadsides not being mowed. What would be wrong with DOT checking when the grass is high and mowing it then, instead of having a set schedule no matter how dry or wet it has been, whether the grass is high or not? Sometimes they mow when it is no higher than it would be in our yard. How about just mowing a strip wide enough for a car to pull off the shoulder of the road, instead of the mowers practically sliding into the canal? Half the mowing would mean half the money spent (approximately).

I have long thought it was a pity that here we spend money to mow off the same kind of flowers that at other places they spend money planting to beautify the roadsides! Since for whatever reason the mowing was delayed somewhat, we have really been enjoying the beautiful daylilies. I would like to see them “unmowed” every year!

ELIZABETH MULLET
Pantego