Dear Editor:
I grew up with two sets of grandparents, five sets of aunts and uncles and numerous cousins all living in the same county with many more extended family, neighbors and friends to count on.
It served to be the glue that kept us together through many trying times. It wasn’t perfect and it never will be. Your kids grown up and try to find their own path.
As a retiree to Virginia, I find Page County beautiful, but disjointed in setting goals.
COVID hit three months into my move. I wish I could say it’s all been good since, but it’s not. I’d like to get people talking and taking steps for change. What is your biggest complaint?
In case you didn’t already assume, I don’t participate in social media.
Let’s just help one another as best we can.
Paula Dorangrichia ~ Stanely, Va.
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Okay. I’ll start the conversation. Speeding. Loud vehicles. Enforcement of helmet laws on recreational vehicles. The time is takes to get an offender into court.
Paula D. What recreational vehicle helmet laws are you speaking of?
I personally would like to see the people that move here quit trying to change it to the place they left, I believe it is called assimilation. It worked for me when I moved here over 30 years ago. The larger problems are drug use among the young with the lack of meaningful opportunities and out of towners buying properties at inflated prices shutting out locals from home ownership. The police do a pretty good job in this area especially during the summer tourist season.
I don’t disagree with you. Drugs here are a MAJOR issue and it’s not just the young. I’m not trying to shake things up in Page County. It has many wonderful qualities. I like it here! Nor am I trying to assimilate to “it’s how it is”. I’m trying to get people to talk and discern what issues need the most attention. I would like to know how your comment got posted without identifying yourself. I’m only guessing “80.2% in this county” is you, the local newspaper editor who suggested I sell and leave a few years ago.
I post anonymously because I don’t want targeted or doxed as that seems a favorite hobby of some people. And I am definitely not an editor, just a plain blue collar worker that wishes the government would get off my back and out of my wallet and more people would mind their own business. I meant no disrespect, but that is my opinion
The last thing I intended to do was to paint a target on anyone’s back, (including myself). I respect your opinion as I do everyone’s. That’s what’s important to keeping Democracy alive. Thank you for answering sincerely and honestly.