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Thanks for your fair and honest reporting of the Jefferson Township proposed conservancy, controlled and governed by the citizens of Jefferson Township. The Carroll County Commissioners and County Council are true examples of what elected officers should be - a voice for the local citizens.

Glen Lock

Frankfort

The play's the thing!

If you did not get to experience the plays, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," presented by the Stargazers Children's Theatre, or "Cinderella," by the Red Brick Theater, you missed a real treat.

What a wonderful job by everyone involved in these productions. The children and adults did a tremendous job of acting, singing, and displaying a sense of comical timing. The costumes, sets, lighting, but most importantly the acting, was superb! We have some very talented youth in this community, and we can be proud of their performances.

I want to also thank Sara Daly- Brosman for her excellent directing skills. She always does a fantastic job of bringing these plays to life in just a short amount of time. Thank you Sara for all your hard work, time, and dedication to these productions. We are very fortunate to have someone who is willing to work so hard to bring quality productions to our community.

Jayne Abbott, president

Friends of the Delphi

Public Library

Objects to no-kill shelter tactics

I submit this letter as a response and rebuttal to the article appearing in the Aug. 9 edition of the Lafayette Journal and Courier. This article pertained to Tricia Davis' dog shelter.

Several weeks ago Davis appeared at the Carroll County Commissioners' meeting pleading her case, resorting to statements that I deemed gross exaggerations.

Davis requested the commissioners initiate a one-dollar per county resident fee to support her personal hobby. The commissioners rejected her proposal, stating she should consult the county council regarding the subject.

Apparently, according to the J&C article, her plea to the council was rejected. In light of these rejections, I presume she approached the news media with the intention of obtaining public support in order to pressure either the commissioners or council to accede to her request for public monies to support her personal hobby.

Concerning her complaint, she was not being paid as other county employees, she is NOT A COUNTY EMPLOYEE.

I own no pets therefore I do not contribute to the problem. I deeply resent her attempts to force me, and the other county residents, to provide funds to solve her self-created personal problem.

Carl Perry

Carroll County resident

View on sewer and conservancy impasse

It seems as though the sewer and conservancy situation is all the buzz in Carroll County. I attended one of the meetings and was disheartened when told our situation was not the conservancy's problem.

On the other hand, we're to believe they'll address the situation. Well, if you don't care why should any of us trust you? I especially appreciated the kind comment to get a port-a-pot. A ludicrous solution! Such a commodity is not allowed by the local ordinance. I'm not real interested in a visit from the sheriff for breaking the ordinance. Going to jail is not something I'm interested in doing but if it happened I realize it is "not your problem." However, if a port-a-pot was allowed, I'd like it to include a shower and sink!

We don't need band-aids and we don't need ludicrous suggestions. If this is how the conservancy plans to help, then it is short sightedness on their part. The sewer is a legal solution to a serious problem. Of course, "it is not your problem" as stated so eloquently in the meeting. Would you have us break the law and the ordinances where we live?

Can you create land for new septic systems? I think only God can create like that.

Can you change the current laws in the next few months or years to accommodate our needs? Even God wouldn't tackle that one!

How about all that tax money we provide to Carroll County?

Since there is this "It's not my problem" from the conservancy, I would like to suggest that those of us who live on the lake only pay taxes for the time we're there. If this cramps the ability to accomplish community improvements then according to popular theory, "That's not my problem."

We can't use the same systems we put in 40 years ago. How many amenities have you changed in the last 40 years to improve the quality of your home and life?

I hope to retire in Carroll County and was looking forward to a warm and friendly community where people actually cared about each other and their needs.

I'm proud to be an American but think this impasse over the sewer and the conservancy is just so much crap........much like what I can't flush down the toilet.

Sharon Carbaugh

Monticello

Who benefits?

Lest we forget one of Carroll County's truest friends, I wanted to shed some light on recent events fermenting in the shadows.

Eccentric and quietly brilliant, Charles Gerard was a scholar and guru of local and regional history. He fought hard to preserve the things that most citizens of Delphi take for granted like the Canal and associated trails. If not for his hard efforts and the efforts of others associated with him, Delphi would have gladly forgotten its own past.

Regardless, Charles' memory lives on in a court battle that has been raging since his death in 2005, and since facts began being uncovered in June 2006. It's not a fight by family members over money. It's more insidious than that. I have been fighting for over a year now, at my own expense, to try to …expose…incompetence and…possible fraud.

Usually, the easiest way to find out who is at the heart of a crime is to ask "Who benefits?" Unfortunately, that is not an easy question to answer.

I urge interested members of the community to be at the Carroll Circuit Court on Sept. 7 at 1:30 p.m. to witness what I hope will be my final stand in the fight for Charles' own final memories and desires. I urge the community to learn more about this case and let's get this out of the shadows.

Michael Griffey II

Attica