Dear Eleanore Turkington:
A stump at least nine feet high was left behind on the corner of Anderson Avenue and Thomas Street. What an eyesore!
I notified the Public Works Department at West Haven’s City Hall on May 11 to let them know how bad this looked. I asked if anyone was coming back to cut down the rest of the tree. They took my address and could tell me nothing else. It was the end of the summer and nothing else had happened. It was still there. Can someone please cut the rest of this ugly tree? It is all I see when I look out my window.
Eleanore, if there is anything you can do to help get this done, it would be greatly appreciated.
View Improvement
Dear View Improvement:
According to Francis Withington, West Haven’s Complaint Officer, “The wood has been removed. There is a butt that I will have removed.”
Dear Eleanore Turkington:
An extra sign is needed in the middle of the Washington Avenue block; “No Parking this Side.” The road is a two-way and there is not enough room. I have been complaining to the mayor’s office for two years about this problem.
Tired of Waiting
Dear Tired of Waiting:
Francis Withington, complaint officer for the city of West Haven says, “I drove by this area and there was no illegal parking. I will forward this information to the Traffic Department at the West Haven Police Department so they can keep an eye out at this location.”
Dear Eleanore Turkington:
There is tons of garbage on the beach at 593 Ocean Ave. at the edge where bushes and brush are located. Can we get this area cleaned up?
Neatnick
Dear Neatnick:
I notified Francis Withington of your complaint. His reply, “These bags were part of a beach cleanup which is done on weekends and the bags were left in spots for the Department of Public Works to pick up. On the following Monday, the bags were gone.”
Dear Eleanore Turkington:
The sand is all but gone in the area of 623 Ocean Ave. beach; right down to the red and black sand and the erosion is cutting into the banks above. The hybrid map shows where there was lots of white sand. It’s truly sad that one of West Haven’s greatest resources has not been maintained.
Troubled
Dear Troubled:
City official, Francis Withington tells my readers, “Ocean Avenue is a state road and the rain runoff causes erosion when we get sustained rain.”
Your letter will prompt local officials to investigate this problem.
Dear Eleanore Turkington:
Has the pot hole at 19 Beach St. been filled?
Motorist
Dear Motorist:
“Yes,” says City Complaint Officer, Francis Withington, “But the road needs some work.”
Dear Eleanore Turkington:
Have you or your readers noticed changes in your grocery purchase packages or boxes? I have and I am sick and tired of getting ripped off especially when I use my hard earned money to feed my family.
As an example, I used to buy those round crackers. The crackers were wrapped and sealed in long tube like coverings. As recent as two years ago, the packages were at least four inches longer, carrying more crackers. Now, I have seen the sealed cracker tubes are much smaller. I remember buying canned coffee, preserved in 16 ounce containers. Now the coffee is in 14 ounces or less and selling for the same price as 16 ounces.
Have any of your readers discovered these discrepancies in products they buy? I really would like to know.
Feeling Cheated
Dear Feeling Cheated:
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Coming up: Ocean Avenue “speed traps”…Sawmill Road graffiti postings…left lane at Campbell Avenue gripe…Forest Circle crumbling….Washington Avenue and Park Street one way disregarding traffic and much more.