Legislators
should honor
heritage vote
Did you vote for the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council (LSOHC) in 2008? If you did, you’d better keep an eye on your state legislators to insure the funds raised from the tax increase actually end up where they are supposed to.
For years, sportsmen tried to get legislation passed with the specific purpose of benefiting fish, game, and wildlife. Since we could not count on our own government to look after the environment, we did it on our own.

Board
has wrong
priorities
The Prior Lake-Savage School Board is currently considering cutting $3.7 million from the system’s operations budget. The district posted a reductions worksheet on their Web site. That worksheet shows cuts in elementary schools of nine teachers and two specialists in order to save $691,900. Elsewhere, they have proposed cuts to secondary activities totaling only $128,208.

From readers
A RESPONSE

Haugh is
the right
choice
Credit River Township residents will be electing their township clerk when they go to the polls on March 9. Cathy Haugh will be on the ballot for township clerk, and I would like to share with the voters some of Cathy’s exceptional qualities.

From readers
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Editor’s note regarding Credit River Township election letters
The Saturday, Feb. 27 issue of the Prior Lake American will be the last opportunity for letters relating to the upcoming Credit River Township election to be published.
No letters relating to the March 9 township election will be printed in the Saturday, March 6 newspaper. For additional information, refer to the letters policy printed on this page.

Time for
a clean
house