CLAREMONT IS A TOWN WAITING FOR A DISASTER!

The recent PANIC IN THE STREETS in the town of Claremont, is a wake-up call to residents who complain and moan and groan over taxes,especially, and who have numerous opinions on how the town should be run and how the taxes for locals should be spent.  The present councils and boards all do a great job of spending while at the same time cutting expenses, and hiring numerous experts from allover to do 'studies, they think and believe will solve all problems or nearly all, as long as people support whatever it is that is studied and accept the results.                                                                                                                 SYSTEMS LIKE THE ROADS & WATER are two of the most important aspects of CLAREMONT that outweight bringing into the 21st Century any and all schools in Claremont, precisely because no one wants to see, drive on, or walk on miserable roads and lousy sidewalks and these must be paid for by taxation of some kind.....As for WATER, the recent 'boil your own' and shutdown of businesses in Claremont for the presence of  E. COLI that upset all the fastidious, antibacterial people and mandated by current laws, points out that no one in their right mind would want to bring children or themselves to Claremont and suffer from bouts of diarrhea,dysentery, and other stomach/bowel upsets, and the like.                                                   IN all the years I have lived in and on and off in Claremont, only a few times have citizens been advised to BOIL THEIR WATER COMING OUT OF THE FAUCET and so on. Since obtaining water from the SUGAR RIVER for drinking and other purposes, which many, including myself, thought was a very bad idea to begin with, since a lot of pollution still exists in various ways, apparently, the town has,despite various changes in the water and sewer system had problems. Some time back it was found that some sewage f rom areas not closed down was still going into the river, but that supposedly has been stopped.                                                   The recent PANIC in town was rumour filled and non-informative until someone made the observation it was from a deer found dead in the reservoir, which should perhaps have been pursued further until those who shot the deer and did not report or find it,etc. were found, fined, etc. Hunting in that area on city property should be prohibited where necessary or restricted..... Of course, with the wood and trees cut down around such, birds can land on these easier perhaps and deposit their 'poop' because in flight they can see the water better. Other animals also add to the waste matter from time to time perhaps. BUT THE REAL PROBLEM NOW IS THIS: If someone wants to shut down the town again, they can pollute the waters very simply by contaminating the reservoirs and so on....Water systems, electrical systems, road systems, all need to have a certain amount of security these day to prevent domestic and other terrorists from operating and creating problems.  But quite likely, in light of more mass shootings and killing around the nation more security will be placed on the school systems,etc. All such security involves expenses that raise taxes. Be prepared for many increases.  Renovating a school now will require new plans for HEIGHTENED SECURITY.