Letters

Several days ago, The Observer printed an article on marijuana in North Carolina. If this is okayed, it will make 21 states that have made medical marijuana OK.

Who will govern who gets it and who doesn’t?

Who will govern who grows it? Why is it that we fought 40 or 50 years to keep this stuff from crossing our border from Mexico?

The reason is that our leaders have mismanaged our tax money to the point that they are going to tax something that used to be illegal to try to ease the deficit they have created by wasteful spending.

It is time our officials make it a priority to fix roads. The potholes take over the entire road. If you try to miss one pothole, you’ll hit another. We never see anyone fixing or filling in the holes. The road tax fee has increased, but we’re not seeing any results.

Local and state officials need to take the lead in getting our roads repaired.

Pete Melton

Lancaster

We wish to clarify that the David Doyle of Indian Land obituary in the March 2 issue of The Lancaster News is not the David W. Doyle of Sun City Carolina Lakes in Indian Land. 

David W. Doyle is alive and well and continues to collect for St. Philip Neri and Our Lady of Grace Knights of Columbus Council 14765 charities. He looks forward to seeing all of you soon.

We extend our sincere sympathies to the family and friends of the late David Doyle.

Connie and David W. Doyle

Indian Land

As part of my promise to improve the outreach of the Lancaster County Treasurer’s Office, I’ve enjoyed publishing these updates about what we do in the office and giving out practical advice about your taxes, as well as information about upcoming deadlines.

While it’s important to talk about what we’re doing at the Treasurer’s Office, it’s even more important to listen to the taxpayers we serve. I invite you to send your questions, comments and thoughts to me directly via email at carriehelms@lancaster countysc.net.