MOSQUITO CONTROL
Helicopter is over the top
I want to correct a detail that was in the July 23 Point of View column by St. Johns County Commissioner John Sundeman about mosquito control.
I spoke to Sundeman about a conversation that I had with an old Army friend, retired Col. Bob Gross, an aviation battalion commander, about the $1.8 million Bell Jet Long Ranger Helicopter that is being purchased by this independent taxing district.
Gross said, "That is a really nice helicopter, but for mosquito spraying it is about as smart as buying a new Rolls Royce to put a snow plow on it."
Sundeman and I attempted to advise the Times-Union about this before publication. The balance of the article covering squandering our taxpayer money was accurate.
DON GIRVAN, St. Augustine
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