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Sat, May 20

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The following letter was copied to the Block Island Times: Dear Zoning Board Members: We wish to object to the Champlin's Marina proposal to greatly expand the structure currently occupied by Trader Vic's, which is up for review by your board. For the 12 years that we have lived on Coast Guard Road...
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Sat, May 13

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To the Editor: I would like to comment on the 506 problem that never seems to end. There was contention before this ordinance was passed and there is even more now. It must be soaking up untold hours of time of the Town Council and town manager. And the end of their involvement is years away. Here'...
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Sat, Apr 22

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To the Editor: I want to thank the group of volunteers who showed up at the Island Free Library on Sunday, April 16 to help us make final preparations for the start of construction. Despite months of packing and storing books, there remained the difficult task of disassembling, removing and storing...
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Sat, Apr 15

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To the Editor: Moving the post office for the sake of its users was joked about in the April Fools issue of the BI Times. But access is a real issue. Other than a move, one way to address the concerns that some have would be to petition the U.S. Postal Service for home delivery. First, a look at...
Letters

Sat, Apr 8

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The following letter to the Town Council was copied to The Block Island Times: I am writing concerning the current debate over appropriate technology for home septic systems. This is with particular regard to requirements for the septic-system renewal that my in-laws, Mark and Dorothy Benedict,...
LETTERS

Sat, Apr 1

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To the Editor: Currently the town budget is being prepared for the May Financial Town Meeting. May I suggest that the town manager and the Town Council add funds to the budget that would provide for office space and eliminate the current use of the basement at Town Hall? I am sure that with an...
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Sat, Mar 18

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To the Editor: For nine years I have been restoring the old Block Island ferry Yankee. Its a great job. One of the great things about it is that over the years I have had the pleasure of meeting so many wonderful Block Islanders. Although I haven't been to Block Island, I have gotten to know it a...
LETTERS

Sat, Mar 11

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The following letter to Jack Savoie, Sewer Commission chair, was copied to The Block Island Times: It is with deep regret that I have to submit my resignation as acting superintendent of The Block Island Water Company. I cannot be responsible for the operations if I am excluded from meetings that...

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