Sentinel Staff Report–
This week’s letters to the Editor discuss the Neighborhood Cleanup and red light camera fines.
Two Days for Neighborhood Pickup is Unreasonable!: While it’s true that most of us don’t need more than 2 days to get our piles out, most of us DO need those 2 days to be on the weekend. Especially with the short days of winter, we’re off to work and back in the dark. When our pickup is scheduled in the middle of the week, that leaves little daylight time for us to set out our piles. I guess we’ll just have to ‘stage’ our trash on our lawn instead – how that helps ‘blight’, I have no idea! But threatening to fine us, when our bills continue to raise at rates that blow away cost of living increases is the WRONG answer to a few extra days of rubbish – especially when the excuse for WM not picking up the piles on time is built in! This was a TERRIBLE idea and should be thrown out with the next pickup!
–Hana Bernard, Citrus Heights
Red light traffic cost: A few years ago, I was fined $498 for running a red light at the corner of Oak and Sunrise. I was turning right onto Oak at a very slow speed and ran the red light. Not another vehicle was in that intersection. Buy the way, a right turn light controls that intersection now. In addition to the $498, I had to pay for traffic school and the costs together was over $600. I am a senior citizen on a very limited income, and this charge was very difficult for me to pay! I have had a speeding ticket in years of driving. In addition, I read in the paper that the state of New Jersey charged $80 some dollars for a red light violation.
Thank you for letting me tell my experience with running a red light in Citrus Heights.
— Marilyn Rice, Citrus Heights
Red light tickets in Citrus Heights: Yes, I agree the fine is crazy especially for a first time offender like myself that received one too. The cop seem not liking the color of my skin and couldn’t give me a ticket on anything else so I got a red light ticket after he followed me for awhile. I flied a complaint but they did nothing in my favor. I’m sick of getting treated different because of the color of my skin. Always stay strong though, but it’s hard.
— Harold Switzer, Roseville
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This week’s letters to the Editor discuss the Neighborhood Cleanup and red light camera fines...
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