Saturday, February 19, 2005
Letter to The Day of New London, Feb 18, 2005
This letter was slightly edited by the newspaper but the idea still makes its way onto the newspaper. Reaction has been good, I'm happy to say.
How about a thank you from Fishers Island? In July 2003 Congressman Rob Simmons announced that he had secured $750,000 of taxpayer money for the Fishers Island Ferry terminal. According to his web site, this was part of $ 4.75 million that Simmons boasts of securing for the ferry terminal. (Ill not comment on the merits of the project. Its a done deal and Im sure it was well research by scores of consultants, engineers and bureaucrats. How many lived in New London, let alone in downtown, is another question.) When I heard the news, I expected to see a sign-like those at other public works projects-noting the funds paid by taxpayers to build the ferry terminal. While the project has gone on for years and cost millions of tax dollars, youd never know it from visiting the terminal. At the Fishers Island Ferry District web site (http://www.fiferry.com/) I could find no mention of the funding theyve received from American taxpayers. Theres not even so much as a thank you. Visits to Fishers Island, while not banned, are certainly not encouraged. Round trip on the ferry, with a bicycle, goes for $65 or $130 a couple. Not exactly economy class, which I suspect is the point. While this island community, (one of the wealthiest on Earth) seems to welcome American tax dollars, American tax payers are another story. Ive two suggestions. For Congressman Simmons: When you siphon off more of my money for other public works projects, please ask the recipients to post a conspicuous notice thanking me and other taxpayers for the gift. Its just good manners. For the folks on Fishers Island: A thank you would have been the polite thing to do. Since that didnt happen, free, round-trip tickets, with bicycles-especially during the summer and fall weekends-would be a good way of making amends to people like me whove paid for your new terminal. Many of us would like to see, first-hand, where the heck the darn ferry goes. We promise to be off your island with the last boat. Peter Roberts New London, CT USA
How about a thank you from Fishers Island? In July 2003 Congressman Rob Simmons announced that he had secured $750,000 of taxpayer money for the Fishers Island Ferry terminal. According to his web site, this was part of $ 4.75 million that Simmons boasts of securing for the ferry terminal. (Ill not comment on the merits of the project. Its a done deal and Im sure it was well research by scores of consultants, engineers and bureaucrats. How many lived in New London, let alone in downtown, is another question.) When I heard the news, I expected to see a sign-like those at other public works projects-noting the funds paid by taxpayers to build the ferry terminal. While the project has gone on for years and cost millions of tax dollars, youd never know it from visiting the terminal. At the Fishers Island Ferry District web site (http://www.fiferry.com/) I could find no mention of the funding theyve received from American taxpayers. Theres not even so much as a thank you. Visits to Fishers Island, while not banned, are certainly not encouraged. Round trip on the ferry, with a bicycle, goes for $65 or $130 a couple. Not exactly economy class, which I suspect is the point. While this island community, (one of the wealthiest on Earth) seems to welcome American tax dollars, American tax payers are another story. Ive two suggestions. For Congressman Simmons: When you siphon off more of my money for other public works projects, please ask the recipients to post a conspicuous notice thanking me and other taxpayers for the gift. Its just good manners. For the folks on Fishers Island: A thank you would have been the polite thing to do. Since that didnt happen, free, round-trip tickets, with bicycles-especially during the summer and fall weekends-would be a good way of making amends to people like me whove paid for your new terminal. Many of us would like to see, first-hand, where the heck the darn ferry goes. We promise to be off your island with the last boat. Peter Roberts New London, CT USA
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