Cost of installing light is ‘chump change’ in big picture

Why am I not surprised at the negative reaction from a couple of my neighbors toward the proposed traffic light at the corner of Princeton Avenue and Brushy Neck Drive? To me, it sounds like “The Me Generation” expressing the typical NIMBY (not in my back yard) attitude. Doesn’t anyone consider what is best for the common good anymore? How can one be so uptight over something that will benefit so many ?

One person’s opposition is based on the cost and expense to county taxpayers. Get real – the cost of installing the light is “chump change” in the big picture. Check your tax bill and see where the big bucks go and where your cost-saving efforts would be better directed. Is cost your real reason, or do you have a hidden agenda?

Another bases her opposition on the fact that her daughters’ school bus stop will have to be moved a few feet. Does a few extra steps warrant the scrapping of a plan that will benefit so many?

Exiting Brushy Neck on to Princeton is a constant adventure, especially turning east. Do we have to wait for a fatal accident to take safety steps? Part of the problem lies with the speeding tailgaters that use the road to pass through Brick. Opponents of the light should recognize that it will serve to slow these people down a little bit and add to the safety of the area. A constant police presence and speed limit enforcement would help, but I’ve given up pressing for that since my efforts with the police and mayor’s office have fallen on deaf ears.

In any event, come on, guys, get with the program and help to improve conditions for several hundred people with a little understanding on your part.

Mike DeNicola

Brick