Convey again security inspections
Having turned wrenches most of my life, many years in the past with an intensive interval of constructing fast-driving sports activities vehicles and, at instances, conducting automobile security inspections, it blows me away that our state legislators did away with security inspections! I can’t consider a single motive for such a transfer. There appear to be reasonably frequent collisions with legislation enforcement autos and, after we truly had snow final 12 months, there have been not less than a few information studies that confirmed vehicles with bald tires. I ceaselessly see vehicles with taillights or brake lights that aren’t working and suspect everyone knows there are vehicles on the street that aren’t insured and almost certainly unsafe to drive. Inspections have been very cheap and a simple approach to verify, not less than on the time of inspection, that insurance coverage was in place and all programs have been go. It shouldn’t be the burden of legislation enforcement completely to note vehicles with apparent faults and pull them over to find out if registrations and proof of insurance coverage are legitimate. What can we do to carry these measures again for the security of everybody on the street?
Bob Berube
Park Metropolis
*****
No tax enhance
My jaw dropped after I learn a tax enhance could also be wanted to finance the humanities and tradition district.
I’m surprised and upset this undertaking mowed down my beloved Maverick retailer the place petroleum was handy, workers put air in my auto tires and a weak battery was juiced. The workers and companies, each inside and outside, have been unparalleled.
Town took Maverick away from Park Metropolis residents and now could be contemplating elevating our taxes to fund an concept that was untimely. So unhappy.
Beth Souther
Deer Valley
*****
Which do you select?
As of this writing, I see complete reported COVID-19 deaths embody Australia at 909 and america at 338,290. When it comes to deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, that’s 3.8 for Australia vs. 101 for the U.S. So, the U.S. demise charge is reported to be 26.5 instances increased than down underneath. Think about that folk down underneath stay in cities and suburbs (extra so close to the coasts), and on farms, similar to we do right here. And their continent accommodates huge areas of desolate landscapes, whereas it’s on the similar time served by all the key airways, similar to ours. Oh, and no matter the place we stay on the planet, all of us take about 23,000 breaths from the identical biosphere every day, every single day. As Billy Shakespeare penned whereas organizing his ideas to entertain and problem, “one thing is rotten within the State of Denmark.”
In the meantime, ridiculous photographs are in every single place. There’s a soccer fumbled each 20 minutes, and cameras reveal the pile of gamers scraping for the ball whereas masked officers attain in to drag them aside. Basketball gamers buttress one another within the lane, kickboxers make love on the mat, whereas some skiers, all the time greater than six toes separated, take pains to cowl their noses on a 40-degree day.
There’s life as dropped at you thru your powered gadgets, and there’s actual life. They aren’t the identical. Which do you select to stay?
Gus Sharry
Summit Park
*****
Article missed mark
Whereas studying Alexander Cramer’s laudatory article about Kim Carson leaving her place on the Summit County Council, I got here throughout a grammatically incorrect sentence which peaked my curiosity. Quoting the ever-present “Others have mentioned,” Cramer went on to explain Carson “for instance to different ladies.” I questioned why the exemplary character traits of Carson wouldn’t be relevant to males in addition to ladies i.e. power of character, in equal measure to her preparedness and competence.” Actually Cramer couldn’t be referencing the Nineteen Fifties standing of girls when many ladies have been unpaid for his or her brains, character and dedication, whereas filling many neighborhood roles as a result of that was all that was accessible and acceptable. I’m certain there are ladies in the neighborhood who would soar on the likelihood to spend time and power in neighborhood service however produce other wants, many requiring cash. The ladies I’ve met in Park Metropolis don’t want examples to form their lives in methods which are each particular person and neighborhood pushed, and most of them do each.
Maureen Lahey
Park Metropolis
*****
