Several weeks ago, many members of the Otisfield Citizens Action Committee complained to the Sun Journal.

The complaint was that the newspaper was not writing about several important issues that were discussed at length at the selectmen’s meetings.

In our view, these issues were purposely being left out of the local government articles for reasons unknown.

The issues that we considered worthy of attention are: the illegal trash dumps situation, the 400-person transient camp being built on the shores of Saturday Pond, the investigation into suspected impropriety of some of our citizens misusing the Casco Naples Bulky Waste Facility and having the taxpayers pick up the bill, and the free or reduced-price undocumented sand for “friends of the town” program.

In addition, there is the 800-pound elephant sitting in the Town Hall. This elephant is the fact that taxes went up 30 percent in 2003 and are going up another 10 percent this year. Not one peep in the news anywhere.

In an article concerning DSL service, Selectman Tom Nurmi said he was concerned about the lack of service in Otisfield because it affected his ability to do business. This issue has been around for a few years but the only time it shows up in the paper is when it disrupts the business of one of the selectmen.

Whatever happened to balanced reporting? The taxpayers of Otisfield are entitled to the warm and fuzzy news as well as the news that may make politicians nervous.

Gordon Chamberlain,

acting chairman,

Otisfield Citizens Action Committee

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