Letters: August 22/13

Aug 29, 2013

Tar & Chip – was that quality for our money?

If you had to drive on some portions of North Frontenac’s newly resurfaced Ardoch Road from Ardoch to the Austris Road you will agree whoever was responsible for the tar & chip job should be tarred and feathered.

We followed the instructions carefully. The tiny Township ad in the “News” was appropriate. It warned us to be careful and drive slowly. What it neglected to say was that we’d best just drive on the K&P trail or walk for a couple days until the flying tar & chip & stone goop settled on someone else’s car or truck.

Now it would be just as appropriate to have Greenwood Paving pay for a larger Township add in the “News” acknowledging the many complaints and apologizing. Maybe it could include the best method to clean the gravel, tar and crud off our brakes, wheels, springs and undercarriage. How about an offer to pay for windshield and paint damage?

Next year North Frontenac should waste all the “free” GST Gas rebate money on five more Dark Skies. At least it would be a lot easier on our vehicles and every local astronomer would then have his or her own personal star peepers pad.

Leo Ladouceur