It is my opinion that the money spent on the trip to Austria could have been well spent right here in the state of Maine.

With all the technology available today (such as fax machines and computers), there was no need to send someone to Austria, or anywhere else, to obtain information on how to repair roads or how to increase tolls.

Editor’s note: The author is referring to a trip by Turnpike officials in 2007.

Eugene Haines, Dixfield