Mr. Leiser's letter

Below is a letter to the Editor submitted by Mr. Robert Leiser, owner of Leisers Rental and Sales in Forks Township.

Wonder if Mr. Leiser will be the new pitchman for Ace Hardware in Forks?

Competition means better retail service

As I stand with my fellow Forks Township shoppers watching unresponsive deli workers chat, the Forks Township Citizens Against Everything is trying to prevent us from having a choice of grocery stores.

A competing store is needed to supplement an overcrowded grocery store and traffic issues in the southern end of the township. A proposed grocery store in the northern end of the township will eliminate traffic congestion and give residents of Tatamy, Stockertown and Lower Mount Bethel Township a closer alternative than driving into Town Center.

The constant argument is traffic created by retail development. The traffic is caused by the residents who live here. A new store is not going to bring large amounts of traffic from out of the area. A competing store and the road improvements the developer will pay for will cut traffic congestion, create jobs and increase tax revenues.

While the Citizens Against Everything spends thousands of dollars to oppose free enterprise, we wait for better customer service and lower prices as a result of competition.

Robert Leiser

Forks Township