Letter: Community must stand firm against waste

Tuesday, April 9, 2002 | 8:48 a.m.

I retired last April and moved to Nevada, where I had vacationed over the past few years, and fell in love. I felt the change would be beneficial to my physical and mental health. I have been unable to live up to those expectations.

Daily I am reminded of the underlying dilemma we are living with, that of the choosing of our state as a "nuclear repository." I am astounded to find overwhelming apathy on the part of many of our elected officials and citizens to this issue. I get the uneasy feeling these people are resolved that to fight this issue is a waste of our resources, as it will eventually become a reality.

How can something as critical as nuclear waste, being transported through nationwide communities, and stored in our community, be handled matter-of-factly? I love Nevada, and am having an extremely hard time understanding why people who are drawn here because of her beauty, would be willing to jeopardize her.

I am hopeful, once our governor and legislative team reach out to other state representatives, that our fight will take a different turn. In the meantime, I would feel so much better knowing we, as a state of "Battle Born" citizens, will stand firm and not let others dictate our future.

THOMAS S. WOOLSEY