Editor, Gazette-Journal:

Reading your Letters to the Editor column is a way to learn more about the concerns of our neighbors. Change requires involvement by many people, whether at the national, state or local level. In that vein I would like to address Alice Hunt’s letter, “Roadside trash disheartening,” that appeared in the Feb. 13 edition.

Ms. Hunt’s comments reflect the litter and trash situation in Gloucester as well as Mathews County, and I share her concerns about the problem. Thousands of visitors will soon come to Gloucester County for the Daffodil Festival. This should be an opportunity to showcase our county. Sadly, the county is a mess.

I am convinced that some county residents do not care, and will never care, about the environmental impact of their littering. Roadside litter and trash are eyesores and can be dangerous and unhealthy. Littering and dumping are illegal. Yet each year in Gloucester County, volunteers pick up tons of soft drink and ...