Letter to the Editor: A community at a crossroads

It is deeply troubling that [Supervisor] Maureen Richardson is tying the Dial-a-Bus intermunicipal agreement with the Town of Woodbury, to the separate dog shelter agreement. The two issues are unrelated and linking them reflects a misplaced grievance rather than sound leadership. What we are seeing is an emotional response being used as leverage in a retaliatory, tit-for-tat dispute.

Seniors depend on this bus service for grocery shopping, medical appointments, social activities, library visits, and access to the senior center. As a result, many are now stranded and caught in the middle of a political power struggle driven by an apparent narcissist. Because these Woodbury Senior citizens are not part of her constituency, it may be easy for Richardson to overlook the consequences. But the impact is real, and this is destructive politics.I encourage every resident to watch the available Town Hall videos.

Alex Rivera
Monroe