To the Editor:
I'm not sure I understand the letter from Eric Knudsen ("GFCA Appeals for Greater Citizens Involvement," Great Falls Connection, March 19-25, 2014). He seems to suggest that if more people attended the meetings of the Great Falls Citizens Association, we could have prevented the ridiculous projects such as the narrowing of Walker Road from five lanes to two, walkways to nowhere that were not shoveled all winter, or the speed-traps on Georgetown Pike. He erroneously indicates that previous letters in the Connection "complain about the lack of public notice," when in reality they reflect the futility of participation in groups that know best. I have not been able to find a single resident or business person who thinks these projects were a good idea, yet Mr. Knudsen identifies a person who is no longer in business as "among the first" to support the Walker Road Diet Plan. Maybe his customers were stopped by the speed-traps on Georgetown Pike. Some of us have been waiting over 30 years for walking trails from the Center to the Parks in Great Falls, while the GFCA focused on a different set of priorities.
Gene Phillip
Great Falls