Published: October 01, 2009 01:08 am      

SOUND OFF: Published October 1

What’s with the DPW of North Tonawanda? I’ve got a pile of branches on my street, here on Pierce Ave. Been there for a couple weeks now. I called up, and they still didn’t show up to pick it up. It looks like a mess out here. Where did my tax money go?

•••

I just wanted to say what a wonderful business we have in North Tonawanda; it’s called Tread City Tires. I have an elderly mother who needed a tire plugged from a nail that was in her tire. They fixed it free of charge for her, and wouldn’t even take a tip. What a wonderful business, and I hope that everyone realizes how nice they are. We need more companies like this around here.

•••

Now that the summer is over, traffic department, how about turning off the blinking light in front of the Memorial Park? Save us city tax payers a few dollars.

•••

I was recently in a business on Webster St. that has been there for almost 30 years. My husband and I had to walk out because of the stench of sewage; it was so bad. Could somebody please check that out? It is a hazard to people’s health.

•••

I saw the sweeper go up the street today on Middlebrook. It’s the second time I’ve seen it this summer. Today it went up Fairfax; it turned and went up the other side. There are other streets in Wurlitzer Park besides Wurlitzer Drive and Fairfax, and the other short streets. It seems as if they do the short streets, and say they’ve done Wurlitzer Park. I would like to see it go down Middlebrook a few more times, as it’s a longer street and we also pay our taxes.

•••

To the person that wrote in to the Sound Off saying that North Tonawanda High School didn’t have a moment of silence on September 11 or lower their flag. My son goes to Starpoint, and they didn’t do it either. Apparently after eight years we suddenly forget that that happened. I think that that is very disrespectful, that they did not have a moment of silence, or even lower the flag. What are they teaching our kids? To forget about what happened? That’s something you should never forget, and I agree with that person that it’s very disrespectful.

•••

I just read in the paper today about the Riviera Theater. I think that is the greatest thing in the world, because we have a monument there. But, I understand that they are going to put a revolving door in there. That is going to change the looks of that immensely. There’s got to be some engineer somewhere that can make a seal that can do the job and make it original. We don’t want to change the entrance. As far as everything else, they have been doing a fabulous job on it.