Letter to the Editor: Proposed Pedestrian Bridge is 'Wasted' Money

I read about the in several Roswell news sources and I am appalled that anyone is considering such a project. I am a bike rider. I enjoy the parks. I have been a city of Roswell taxpayer and voter for almost 30 years.

Four reasons not to build the bridge:
1) We have enough bike paths and parks in the city of Roswell and they are not suffering from over capacity use. Some people within city government may have an obsessive compulsive need for more paths and access points to other cities' future bike paths, I do not. I am interested in the services that I get for the tax dollars that I pay. I don't need more and more seems to be a real problem in today's government.
2) The bridge will invite people from Sandy Springs to flood across it and use the Roswell parks along the river. Many of these people live in apartments between the river and Northridge and do not directly pay city taxes, much less taxes to the city of Roswell.  
3) There will be an increase in crime in the river parks and therefore an increase in the police department budget by doing this. More money wasted during a time of economic downturn.
4) The proposed three million dollars of federal money means an increase in the federal budget and deficit. Shame on the politicians giving this a green light. I do not understand why the city of Roswell is proceeding with this idea. It is a reflection upon your reasoning ability and should be taking into consideration at the next election. I would like to know who is sponsoring this and supporting this.

Chuck

Roswell