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Wrist slap not harsh enough penalty

Re: No charges in fatal crash, story, July 25, and Couple can't escape as car sinks, story, July 14.

I think it is a sorry state of affairs in Pinellas County when you can run a red light and end two people's lives and only get a fine for $182.50, as your article stated on July 25.

That is not a stiff enough fine for running a red light. How about $500 per red light, with additional charges if someone is killed?

That elderly couple was not my family, but I think they deserve more concern than our county policies are addressing - such as the attitude that, oh well, it's okay to run a red light, put two people in a pond and get a slap on the wrist.

I feel for their families.

Dawn Hays, Largo

Mayor, two commissioners must go for sake of city

Re: Mayor set city on course of dirty politics, letter, July 28.

A million kudos to Patricia Rawlings for a very informative and fantastically written letter about our present Dunedin City Commission.

Fellow city property owners, you must realize the terrible position we are all in under the rule and decisions of Mayor Bob Hackworth and commissioners Dave Eggers and Julie Ward Bujalski.

I do not know the procedure for removing these recently elected officials from their positions of power, but I do know that it should begin before they totally destroy this wonderful town.

They have shown the reason why they should no longer retain the seats and power they possess with the loss of the best city manager our town would have had.

A.J. Voiland, Dunedin

Relocate these specialists to some other planet

Re: Relocation specialist lobbies Seminole City Council members, story, July 31, Largo section.

Instead of a "relocation specialist" for displaced mobile home residents, why not "relocate" some of those developers to, say, Mars or Venus or any number of other places? Then they would have no problems with people and they could redevelop to their hearts' (and wallets') content.

Keep up the good fight, Leo Plenski. Do not let them wear you down.

F. Hatchett, Largo

Destroying our buildings destroys our history, too

I wish they wouldn't tear down all of the old buildings in Clearwater. If they keep it up, there will not be any history in this city.

Clearwater has changed a lot since 2000. The old hobby shop, the Little Big Market, the train station and the old bridge are gone, and maybe some others I haven't thought of.

The schools I went to sure have changed. The old two-story building at Belleair School was torn down and a new building built there. They also added more buildings. That school isn't the same. Clearwater Junior High School was torn down. Clearwater Senior High was changed a lot, too.

I wish they would stop building all these high-rise condos and apartments. Stop building on Clearwater Beach. Pretty soon we won't have any place left to go swimming or fishing.

Shirley Campbell, Clearwater

May Scottish tradition live on in Dunedin, its schools

Thank you, Sandy Keith and the City of Dunedin Pipe Band for a wonderful afternoon of Scottish history, music and dance at the Tarpon Springs art center.

My family and I enjoyed it and have always supported the Scottish tradition in Dunedin. We hope the Scottish tradition continues throughout all the Dunedin schools as well as in the city.

Mavis Street, Dunedin

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