LETTERS: On bike lane, mayor’s race, dogs

Adding bike lane to Connector wouldn’t be good news

To the editor:

After sitting in traffic yesterday morning in the rain for 1 hour and 40 minutes to travel the 14.4 from my house to Meeting St., I find it hard to believe that the “Good News” is a bicycle lane on the James Island extension. Normally that same 14.4 miles takes 40 to 50 minutes which is an embarrassment by itself but I am willing to make the trek. Adding bicycles to the mix at the cost of $3.6 million dollars when our roads are full of potholes, the traffic is constantly snarled and you are burning extra gallons of gas and befouling the air while sitting in standstill traffic is foolish, shortsighted and dangerous at best.

And while I am at it, who in our government permitted 174 new apartments near the corner of 61 and Sam Rittenberg which is at a standstill every morning? They should be fired.

— Judy Carberry, Charleston, S.C.

Inflammatory rhetoric on development not helpful

To the editor:

While I didn’t care for your derogatory shots at “shiny expensive homes and buildings,” I also found Leon [Stavrinakis]’s sudden disdain pretty disingenuous.  He went around Charleston telling all of us that he was the only business guy in the field and he needed money to make sure the loony left didn’t win the mayor’s race.  Then the day after the election, he is in a runoff and decides that the best strategy is to denounce his opponent as a developer.

It is an unfortunate truth on the left that government doesn’t build anything, but it has a lot of great ideas about what developers ought to do with private property and private money.   This is a touchy issue that has some good points to make on both sides.  Just like in national politics, inflammatory rhetoric does nothing to help the situation.

— Don McDonough, Charleston, S.C.

Column on dog was a keeper

To the editor:

This week’s column entitled “If you want a friend, get a dog” was charming especially to all of us who receive such devoted love from our dog (and cat) pets.  Thanks for this “keeper” although actually we are often enjoying your columns in general.

– Sheila Haney, Hartsville, S.C.

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