THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, January 8, 1996 TAG: 9601060008
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A6 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: Short : 33 lines
Regarding Alma Hall's ``Trafficking in danger in Waterview'' (letter, Jan 1): I suppose I'm one of those selfish people who used her neighborhood as a cut-through. I was also one of the 11 percent who obeyed the traffic laws. I treated her neighborhood's streets as if I lived there.
For streets that have become major traffic arteries, they certainly have held up well. Did the city's engineers plan these streets to handle this large amount of traffic?
What was the purpose of the causeway being built in the first place? Just imagine the tax dollars that could have been saved over the years. Surely the residents of Waterview were aware of this situation when they bought their property. If not, whom do they have to blame? This is not a situation that just happened.
A few questions for city leaders: Why weren't the traffic laws enforced as soon as problems arose? Are the property taxes in Waterview going to rise accordingly with the newfound peacefulness (The complaint was that the traffic was devaluing the property)? Is the traffic light at Grayson and High streets now going to be removed? It's certainly not needed for just those few people who live in this quiet neighborhood.
MARIANNE CONNELL
Portsmouth, Jan. 2, 1996 by CNB