New direction a good thing

Editor,

During this years primary it was fairly obvious, due to the number of brave candidates for mayor as well as the votes themselves, that folks were ready for a change.

Mart Twain said it eloquently once. “Politicians, like baby diapers, need to be changed regularly and for the same reason”.

Except for 2 articles in both the Sun and Daily Times that were both clever and subtle the campaign has been gratefully a clean one.

Each candidate has promised to place emphasis and priority on infrastructure such as streets, sewer and water. That’s good!

Nearly all have promised to put an end to the “grudge” fight between the city and Stevens.

It would be naive of me to think that the mayor, the city engineer nor even Stevens have halos and angel wings. However, $300,000± would have been better spent on infrastructure and other priorities.

The cost of the “Bridge to nowhere” as it is affectionately known could also have been redirected to higher priorities.

Art Leys

Saratoga