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Sheriff's budget? Still more fat to cut

I was quite happy that the Pasco commissioners cut Sheriff Bob White's proposed budget. Year after year he wants more and more. I can cut his budget just by taking away the take-home car rule.

I can further cut his budget by having all deputies actually do what we taxpayers want done. And that is to stop people from running red lights, failing to stop, following too closely, driving aggressively, and the like.

We don't need more jails. Set up tents and let the criminals stay in there during the summer months.

When it gets up to 95 degrees or so outside, it will be about 120 in the tents. Make these people suffer for their crimes. Make it so they won't want to come back again.

Pasco County should be known as the county you don't want to get caught in breaking the law. If I don't see any improvement soon, I will run for sheriff next election.

There are ways to cut the budget and produce revenue. It just takes action by someone who cares about the residents of Pasco County.

Richard T. Welch, Zephyrhills

Treat child molesters, killers the way we treat gators

Why is it when an alligator creeps up onto our lawns or sunbathes near our ponds, action is immediately taken, but when a pedophile or child murderer is caught, it takes weeks or even years to send them where they belong?

Tom Lake's recent article tells the fate of a 9-foot alligator crawling up to a front door of a residence at midnight. A trapper is called immediately to remove the alligator, which is sent to a slaughterhouse in Lacoochee. Trappers must come when called. Couldn't the gator be moved or brought to a wildlife park?

I say we follow the state's guidelines for trapping alligators and use them for anyone who harms a child. Maybe we would have fewer monsters lurking in our windows in the night wanting to hurt our children.

Move the alligators to a less populated area and warn the child murderers they better stay away from our children or we'll ship them off to be made into belts and handbags.

Shannon Eck, Spring Hill

Mushrooming Wal-Marts not benefiting our quality of life

Again Wal-Mart is trying to impose on Holiday in Pasco County! We don't want it. Go away.

This will be the second Wal-Mart Supercenter on State Road 54, 4 miles from the existing store. Also, a Wal-Mart is going up on U.S. 19 in Tarpon Springs. This is unacceptable! Florida is fast becoming Flor-Mart. Should we start to pay them instead of our elected government?

Let's remember the issues with Wal-Mart: Traffic. Safety of children. How do their customers drive? How is it going to affect emergency response time? What type of crime is it going to bring our area? Who is going to pay to repave the roads from the extensive traffic? Who is responsible for the litter in our yards from the Wal-Mart customers? Who wants to listen to delivery trucks in the morning?

Ask yourself: How is Wal-Mart going to benefit me by moving into my neighborhood and depleting my quality of life?

Krista Dollar, Holiday

HAC's letters tried to explain how hard the group is toiling

Re: Homeowners group full of themselves, Sept. 26 letter

I think the letter writer missed the point that HAC (Homeowners Against Citizens) was trying to make. It is not a game of see me! See me! It is see us. See us!

The letters to the editor from HAC board members were in response to a letter that gave sole credit of HAC's accomplishments to one person and made the group sound very partisan.

We responded by trying to let everyone know we are all working very hard to get some relief in the high insurance premiums and continue to be a nonpartisan group.

We have not lost sight of our goal and are busy each and every day with meetings, letters, e-mail, and more.

If everyone would get involved, we could see our premiums lowered.

If you haven't been hit by skyrocketing premiums yet, you will be soon and then you will be happy to have HAC fighting for you!

Virginia Stevans, President

HAC Florida Inc.

Primary's over: Go pick up your leftover campaign signs

Clean up after yourselves. That's what our parents always said. And it applies to political candidates, too.

It's been three weeks since the primary. Why am I still seeing Rod Smith's signs at the State Road 52 and Interstate 75 junction?

If you're not in the general election, pick up your signs!

Littering is not legal and leftover signs look to me to be littering!

Heiskell Christmas, San Antonio

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