QUICK VIEWS

REDDY WONDERS

JUST caught up with Robert Cox’ s Talking Point (“Why I’ ll never forget Helen R eddy ,” October 4). Anyone who doubts the power of music should read it. Oh, by the way, it’s raining. Peter Gugger Taroona

CLAREMONT SEWAGE

THE story about se wages pills at R is don could be repeated for similar incidents in Main Rd, Claremont( Mercury, October 8). For several years there have been spills that eventually enter the River Derwent after heavy rains. My approaches to the powers that behave been in consequential. It appears our leaders have the wrong priorities and are always playing catch up instead of being ahead of the game. Leo Gregson Austin Ferry

LIGHT RAIL FRUSTRATION

HOBART light rail on an existing corridor, should be a no-brainer. More than 20 studies. Liberal ministers have promised it. City Deal, still waiting. This week’ s Budget with a focus on infrastructure —nothing. Community frustration is running at an all time high. Come on, let’ s just do it. Alderman Jan Duns by Glen orchy City Council

BROKEN DREAMS

READERS Graham Brownell and M. Wilmot highlight the sad loss of our colonial architecture and street scapes to concrete and glass boxes (Letters, September 21 and 22). Now with all the supposed upgrading in the Sal am an ca area, perhaps it should be renamed Bollard Boulevard. Peter Patman New Town

RESIDENTS HAVE THE CALL

HOW can public land be given or sold cheaply to developers without a proper referendum of ratepayers and residents? Big business interests riding roughshod over our wishes. John Spence Sandford

RIGHTFUL PLACE

THANKS to the Mercury for giving us back the text of the day. I missed it so much. Bob Hunt Orford