The article Feb. 18 about the snowmobile trails in the Evans Notch area is interesting. Mr. Meyers and the Fish and Game commissioner are not listening to people – snowmobilers and dealers. I have not heard one person who is happy with the loss of reciprocity. Stop in at places in Errol, N.H., or in Rangeley, and see what they have to say.

Before, people could ride into the neighboring state, buy gas, food and lodging. A few trips like that, and people have spent more than $69.

If the “Granite staters” trailered up country, they spend more than that in one trip.

But wait, maybe we should also stop the reciprocity for boats. We allow any out-of-stater to bring in their boat on their registration, pollute our water, catch all our fish and pound our roads to bits with their big SUVs. Once we have taken care of that, why don’t we place a surcharge on out-of-state vehicles that cross our border. Look at all the vehicles that come up Routes 26 and 4 on their way to the ski areas. They all got in free. Just think of all the jobs and money that could be brought into the state coffers – every road entering our state would have to have a toll booth.

Better yet, the neighborly (smart) thing to do is go back to the reciprocity, and not just in the Evans Notch area.

Fern C. Bosse, Poland

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