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Letters to the Editor July 3, 2007
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Faulty reasoning on barn decision
      The Town Council disappointed their constituents on June 28 when they chose, by a 3 to 2 vote, to ask the taxpayers to buy land from the Bridge Authority and put the highway barn at Taylor Point. Listening carefully to the Council members' arguments, it was clear that the reasoning of the majorit...
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Corrected history of lot 47
      In reading Tom Shelvin's synopsis of the Highway Barn vote, I noticed two technical errors regarding the history of this issue. First, he mentioned that Lot 47 was "purchased by the town specifically for the purpose of constructing a public works facility." That is not true.
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Workers deserve more credit
      I realize the difficulty reporters face when covering the various town meetings. They must assimilate a great deal of detailed information, separate the important from the unimportant, and try and report this accurately. Mistakes are made, and I normally would overlook this.
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Hunt benefit a huge success!
      Thanks to so many generous Jamestowners and off islanders who made our day a huge success. A delectable spread of food was provided by East Ferry Deli, L'Osteria, Trattoria Simpatico, the PAC Club, Chopmist Charlie's, Peking Garden, Oyster Bar, Trisha's Tropi Grill, House of Pizza, Narragansett C...
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