OSHAWA SIGN IDEA 'PREPOSTEROUS'

To the editor:

Re: "'Why not Oshawa?'" Really? Does the city really think we need an Oshawa sign?

Has this preposterous idea been presented to the Oshawa citizens for opinion? No.

Do the taxpayers of Oshawa think this is a good use of their hard-earned cash? No.

$500,000 — do you know what you could do with that much money?

Let me see: clean up the parks, help the homeless sleeping on the streets of downtown Oshawa, fix the roads and sidewalks ... Clean and remove the windrows of snow in the winter for half that cost? Great idea.

Do we need a sign that says "Oshawa"?

If you don't realize you are in Oshawa by the time you arrive at Centre and

King Street, you are really lost.

Let's not lose our heads trying to mimic the Toronto sign.

There are many more important issues that need to be addressed within our city.

LAUREL HARRIETHA OSHAWA