To the editor,

In a recent article stating, “East Liverpool Council Discusses How Best To Use Cannabis Funds To Benefit City,” it was interesting to note one suggestion was to control vegetation along the highways at key entrances to this city.

Initial perception –of anything –is critically important. Anyone coming to the city for the first is going to see the unkept entrances and think: “Oh, my!”

Council member Brian Kerr stated that Mayor Bobby Smith said many times that these monies should be used for tangible improvements. Tangible means, “something than can physically touched, felt, or perceived.”

This is something visitors, current and prospective business people, and certainly the city residents need. The city would have a difficult time requiring residents and businesses to clean up more city property and maintain their properties when the main roadways into the city are overrun by vegetation.

While infrastructure is important it — many times — is overlooked as necessary by resident but improving appearance can be seen and appreciated by all.

East Liverpool, in the past year, has made dramatic improvements in a variety of ways and cleaning up more city property would be a catalyst for all property owners to do the same and property owners refusing to to do must be dealt with accordingly.

“Hats Off” to the mayor and city council for stepping up.

Paul Anthony,

Calcutta