Still 'no' to Lake Michigan water

The Bureau of Labor and Statistics states that the cost of food at the supermarket is up over 5.8 percent; home energy costs are up 6 percent; gasoline is up over 35 percent! No one needs to be reminded of all of this; you feel it in your checkbook!

Try thinking about selling your house. Think about being 58 years old and having to look for a new job. This, in reality, is what many are facing, even those hard-working residents of Lake Claire in Prospect Heights. Yet, most there cannot see why "free" water is so essential, now more than ever before.

The stock market is down. Your money in the bank is earning less interest. Car dealers are willing to offer you a deal you normally couldn't refuse, but this time you will. You thought you'd "put in" for retirement, but maybe not just yet!

Don't be fooled by a man in a gorilla suit begging the city for lake water. He's not thinking of you! Right now you can use the extra money. And what about those stories about lake water contaminants? I know many people on lake water who buy drinking water anyway.

This country's most precious resource is virtually "free" to the people of Prospect Heights. It may have its "issues," but it's free. That turns out to be less than the tens of thousands of dollars the move to city lake water will cost every well owner forced to "make the move." Don't be fooled. Prospect Heights residents continue to say "No" to Lake Michigan water. Go ahead and ask them again!

Thank you to those city council representatives who listen to the majority. You'll earn your reward. To the others, including our interim mayor, don't try to work your "unpopular magic" throughout the different neighborhoods. It's backdoor politics, and the residents are catching on.

The voice of the majority needs to be respected and represented without manipulation.

I've got to go. My toilet is running and I have to "go jiggle that thing."

My water is too precious to waste!

Carole Dujmovic

Prospect Heights