Though I have projects in District 1 and love Middletown, I actually live in District 5 in Cobb, so I don't get to vote. However, what I know of Susanne La Faver is that she is a thoughtful, intelligent, inclusive and kind person. She will bring a sensibility that will benefit all.

I don't know Jim Comstock, though have met him several times. I do know that it was unsettling to find out that he would like to take the Middletown County Trailside Park, 107 acres of no longer disturbed land and turn it into RV parking.

I do appreciate opportunities for growth, but I believe, as does Susanne, that to remove a jewel of public land in South Lake County, is not appropriate ... or perhaps appreciated.

I run the annual EcoArts: Lake County Sculpture Walk in the park, but understand that the only true constant in life is that things change. I don't expect to run an art project there forever. I do hope the Park will be there forever.

Karen Turcotte lives on Cobb Mountain.

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