‘Random citizen’ offers thoughts on water filtration

Dear Editor:

A Select Board member was caught on a hot mic calling someone an “[expletive] random citizen” for raising concerns about oversight and other important matters at a recent public meeting. That’s disappointing. So-called “random citizens” contribute to the community, raise families here and pay their taxes. In other words, the same things everyone else does, including wanting to be treated with respect. (The board member in question, John Connolly, subsequently issued a written apology that was published in the August 17 edition of the Citizen.)

On another note, you’ve probably read that cancer is rising among young people. I’ve written in the past about PFAS in the drinking water and how only one of the two water treatment plants in town has a filtering system. For a reasonably small investment you can reduce the risk of these “forever chemicals” by putting a two- or three-stage carbon filter on your tap water. Whether PFAS is causing the rise in cancer probably won’t be known for years, but taking this fairly easy step could help protect children at an early age.

Adding filtration at the second treatment plant has been in process over the past three or four years and will eventually be operational. But at that point, I believe the other plant’s filtering system will need to be upgraded, which could take several more years.

Glenn Shane

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