Letters to the Editor 06/10/2015

To the Editor:

I would like to respond to the two editorials in a previous Nugget Newspaper.

I am NOT against paved trails for the veteran's scooter. I am NOT against walking or biking instead of driving. It is great that the town of Sisters wants to have paved paths around the town and the surrounding area and also has the money to pay for them.

Forty years ago we built a home in Black Butte Ranch to have a private, secure place for our family to enjoy. We paid for and own Black Butte Ranch: the land, the roads, the bike paths, the recreational facilities, and the police to protect us and our investment.

My question to you is: Would you like anybody to come onto your property uninvited anytime they wish?

All I ask is that public paths stay off of our private property. If someone is interested in having a home at Black Butte Ranch and paying their share for all its amenities, we would love to have you here!

M. E. Andrews

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To the Editor:

Being retired and living on Main Avenue, one cannot help but notice our Public Works Department employees.

They are always busy, you never see them leaning on their shovels and yakking away time, like the proverbial government worker. So, three cheers for the public works crew.

P.S. I would like to thank those who have the power of the pen, for the privilege to park as I wish.

Mike Haley

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To the Editor:

I oppose any type of trail that destroys the environment and puts toxic asphalt into our forests. I oppose any type of trail that will destroy and kill thousands of animals. Frogs, deer, squirrels, lizards, elk, coyotes just to name a few would be permanently displaced or killed by any destruction to this forest. 

I was taught do no harm to the forest. This part of the forest is beautiful and does not need a stupid highway built through it!

I don't know that many children that will ride a bike seven miles to Sisters and then turn around and ride another seven miles and enjoy it. I am sure the first few miles will be cool but I can hear the whining already loud and clear. I have grandchildren and believe me, they would bitch. 

We don't need to waste our tax dollars toward anything so destructive! Yes these are MY tax dollars!

Think again, people - use your heart and your soul. The beautiful huge trees (which provide us oxygen) and the animals will thank you. 

In the big scheme of things, is it a need or a want? If it is a want then I don't want my money going to destroy the environment of the animals. 

Think again, people. With your heart!  

Carin Baker