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We should follow the money when projects that threaten our environment are allowed to proceed (“State accused of being lenient with polluters,” June 11).
The city officials in Elko New Market think it is just fine to provide $3 million in tax subsidies to a California company to build a plant to produce millions of plastic bottles of water for sale to Walmart and Costco while drawing over 300 million gallons of water each year from the aquifer (“Elko New Market’s test of aquifer stirs up well water,” June 5).
The payoff for the city is an increase in revenue from taxes. Meanwhile, the residents of the surrounding township have to shell out thousands of dollars to protect their well water.
The state agencies with the mandate to protect our environment turn a blind eye. Here is one more example of our state failing to protect our waters, one of our most precious resources.
Michael W. McNabb, New Market Township
E-BIKES
Nothing wrong with motorized help
My wife and I are senior citizens who enjoy the outdoors. Two years ago, we purchased e-bikes in anticipation of a vacation with friends, biking in the Rioja region of Spain. We had never taken such a vacation in the past. We have balance issues and arthritis and hadn’t ridden an upright bike in years. For us, the e-bikes were a godsend.