I read the article by Nick Roth on the annexation of Donovan-Smith. He should get all the facts correct before he writes articles.
I am a home owner in Donovan-Smith MHP. We do not all have individual wells and septic systems. The septic system is shared by many homes and there are two pumps for the wells.
Also we at DSMHP do not want to be annexed into Lewes. With the way KDM is putting up the rent for the "repairs" or capital improvements in the park (that's a joke too), I don't know how we can afford any more taxes.
There is a lot of cleanup at the park that needs to be done, and I am sure that Lewes does not want an area that does not come up to code.
We would welcome the fire and police system here. The streets would not be taken over by the city because they are not up to code and have speed bumps. KDM would probably put the rent up considerably more than the $60 increase he is proposing for this year in order to bring the streets up to code. This is a businessman who only wants to make more money from retired people on fixed incomes and young families just starting up.
But he does not give anything back to his tenants. Businesses only succeed if you put money into them instead of taking out all of the money.
We the residents of DSMHP need to stand up to KDM and get some answers, but the owner never wants to show up for meetings to explain or answer questions that we residents have to ask. What is he afraid of? Some honest questions and explanations?
Maybe he will listen to the City of Lewes. I sincerely doubt that, but it is worth a try.
Toni Bowman
Lewes
-
A letter to the editor expresses a reader's opinion and, as such, is not reflective of the editorial opinions of this newspaper.
To submit a letter to the editor for publishing, send an email to newsroom@capegazette.com. Letters must be signed and include a telephone number and address for verification. Please keep letters to 500 words or fewer. We reserve the right to edit for content and length. Letters should be responsive to issues addressed in the Cape Gazette rather than content from other publications or media. Only one letter per author will be published every 30 days. Letters restating information and opinions already offered by the same author will not be used. Letters must focus on issues of general, local concern, not personalities or specific businesses.
