Speak Out 4/16/17

Sunday, April 16, 2017

Keepin' town clean is group effort

This is in regards to the trash clean up that was in the paper. This person that seen this trash coming back from vacation. If it bothered them that much why didn't they get some trash bags and go back and pick up some of it? You know keepin' the town clean is a group effort. Community effort. But you're like the rest of 'em. Sit down and talk about needs to be done and not do nothing. If you think Poplar Bluff is that trashy why don't you move to South Carolina or wherever you went on vacation? Maybe you'd be happier there. Thank you.

Town's scheme disrupting traffic

The small town of Ellsinore seems to have a money-making scheme going on. Stopping and ticketing everybody for going five miles over the speed limit, which is 55. Fine range from $170 for 5 miles an hour over; 6-10 miles over, $194; 16-19 miles over, $235. My goodness! There's no reason for people to have to slow down on that stretch of highway. There is one truck stop that might get a dozen trucks a day, so why are all of these city cops messing around out there disrupting the flow of traffic and Carter County charging ridiculous fines! You tell me!