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To the Editor:
I am very concerned that the local Post Master, Dave Wolek, has decided to remove all the drop boxes in town. I have been told that there was some vandalism and that they felt it was necessary to remove them. The USPS tells us to not put our outgoing mail in mail boxes as we run a risk of identity theft.
Here we are a city the size of Grove with only one drive-up drop box that is located as far from the population center of town as one could get and still be in the city limits.
It is my understanding that in order to keep a drop box the number of letters is only 125. At no time has the post office told us they were under utilized.
I have left a message for a call back. Assuming he does not decide to do the right thing I am thinking a letter writing campaign to his boss in OKC is in order.
I will let you know what he says if he calls me next week.
In the mean time I encourage your readers to call the PO and complain. 786-2266.
David Kane, Grove, OK.
Editors Note: We spoke with Dave Wolek and there has been considerable vandalism to all the drop boxes going on for some time; someone even pushed large blobs of paper into the chute to block the mail from dropping, then they could reach in and pull mail out. We suggested he put the drop box in front of the Police Station...open 24/7. As to why the Post Office was built on the edge of town, no one will confess. And to make it worse, the office was built too small and is already overcrowded and needs expansion. Our Federal Government at Work...
To the Editor:
To the Citizens and voters in Grove
Do we have a tail wagging the dog in this upcoming City Council election? Have you noticed all the groups of three candidate posters proliferating around Grove. They are part of a PAC action supporting the three candidates. They represent, in the best political tradition, a triumvirate* with one stated objective and that’s to get rid of the present city manager. All three have been actively denouncing everything done by the City Manager and the City Council.
So why form a PAC? For one reason it is a manner of circumventing the limits on donations by an individual for an individual candidate. A Political Action Committee (PAC) — A popular term for a political committee organized for the purpose of raising and spending money to elect and defeat candidates. Most PACs represent business, labor or ideological interests.
As a voter we must question the motives of such an action. With a single objective, which has been removed by Bill Galletly's retirement, what other special interests are being served. Now for the part about the tail wagging the dog. If you will look into the membership of the PAC you will see many that are pilots and have airplanes at the Grove airport. These are special people for whom the citizens of Grove subsidize their chosen sport in the amount of approximately $50,000 a year. We provide them with hangers including water, gas and sewer. It is a budgeted amount and supplements the revenues generated by hanger lease fee's and gasoline sales. Recently there was an effort on the airport board to raise hanger lease fees to at least cover the monthly mortgage payments for the new hangers. The motion failed to pass If these three are elected you can plan on seeing the subsidy increase as the members are considering a new and larger terminal in which they can meet and drink coffee. What else is accomplished there, there is no commercial service that requires a bigger terminal. Couldn't these tax funds be spent for the benefit of all Grove citizens.
Keep this in mind when you cast a vote in April. Four years of a special interest group in Grove will have a significant impact on the town for many years to come.
*The term triumvirate is commonly used to describe a political regime dominated by three powerful men. The arrangement can be formal or informal, and though the three are usually equal on paper, in reality this is rarely the case. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
William Miller
1415 N 55th Street
Grove OK 74344
I am very concerned that the local Post Master, Dave Wolek, has decided to remove all the drop boxes in town. I have been told that there was some vandalism and that they felt it was necessary to remove them. The USPS tells us to not put our outgoing mail in mail boxes as we run a risk of identity theft.
Here we are a city the size of Grove with only one drive-up drop box that is located as far from the population center of town as one could get and still be in the city limits.
It is my understanding that in order to keep a drop box the number of letters is only 125. At no time has the post office told us they were under utilized.
I have left a message for a call back. Assuming he does not decide to do the right thing I am thinking a letter writing campaign to his boss in OKC is in order.
I will let you know what he says if he calls me next week.
In the mean time I encourage your readers to call the PO and complain. 786-2266.
David Kane, Grove, OK.
Editors Note: We spoke with Dave Wolek and there has been considerable vandalism to all the drop boxes going on for some time; someone even pushed large blobs of paper into the chute to block the mail from dropping, then they could reach in and pull mail out. We suggested he put the drop box in front of the Police Station...open 24/7. As to why the Post Office was built on the edge of town, no one will confess. And to make it worse, the office was built too small and is already overcrowded and needs expansion. Our Federal Government at Work...
To the Editor:
To the Citizens and voters in Grove
Do we have a tail wagging the dog in this upcoming City Council election? Have you noticed all the groups of three candidate posters proliferating around Grove. They are part of a PAC action supporting the three candidates. They represent, in the best political tradition, a triumvirate* with one stated objective and that’s to get rid of the present city manager. All three have been actively denouncing everything done by the City Manager and the City Council.
So why form a PAC? For one reason it is a manner of circumventing the limits on donations by an individual for an individual candidate. A Political Action Committee (PAC) — A popular term for a political committee organized for the purpose of raising and spending money to elect and defeat candidates. Most PACs represent business, labor or ideological interests.
As a voter we must question the motives of such an action. With a single objective, which has been removed by Bill Galletly's retirement, what other special interests are being served. Now for the part about the tail wagging the dog. If you will look into the membership of the PAC you will see many that are pilots and have airplanes at the Grove airport. These are special people for whom the citizens of Grove subsidize their chosen sport in the amount of approximately $50,000 a year. We provide them with hangers including water, gas and sewer. It is a budgeted amount and supplements the revenues generated by hanger lease fee's and gasoline sales. Recently there was an effort on the airport board to raise hanger lease fees to at least cover the monthly mortgage payments for the new hangers. The motion failed to pass If these three are elected you can plan on seeing the subsidy increase as the members are considering a new and larger terminal in which they can meet and drink coffee. What else is accomplished there, there is no commercial service that requires a bigger terminal. Couldn't these tax funds be spent for the benefit of all Grove citizens.
Keep this in mind when you cast a vote in April. Four years of a special interest group in Grove will have a significant impact on the town for many years to come.
*The term triumvirate is commonly used to describe a political regime dominated by three powerful men. The arrangement can be formal or informal, and though the three are usually equal on paper, in reality this is rarely the case. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
William Miller
1415 N 55th Street
Grove OK 74344
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