Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,

Recently Sundance Councilman Joe Wilson and I attended the March Crook County Commissioners meeting. We asked the commissioners to form a solid waste district in Crook County.

After a discussion was held on the subject, a motion was made and seconded to not form a district. The vote was taken, it was two to one not to form a Solid Waste District.

Commissioners Dennis and Whalen completely ignored the survey they authorized two years ago. The survey was approximately 60 percent in favor of forming a Solid Waste District.

Commissioners Dennis and Whalen are the keepers of the gate. They evidently feel that they know what is best for the residents of Crook County because they chose to not let the voters decide for themselves. Perhaps they thought that you, the voter would make the wrong decision.

Thanks Commissioner Devish for believing that Crook County voters have the intelligence to decide what would be the best for ourselves. I feel that two commissioners forget they represent 7000 Crook County residents, not a minority of land owners. In my opinion they should have let the voters decide on such an important issue.

Thank you,

Dick Claar