Cape County road crew destroys private property along roadway

To the editor:

My wife and I would like to express our appreciation to the Cape Girardeau County Highway Department for destroying our 10-foot red cedar tree during this holiday. Since it is only about 6 feet from the roadway and 2 feet behind an established fence, I can see where it severely obstructs the view of anyone driving in the ditch instead of the road. Apparently, this applies to our fence and anchor posts as well.

The boom ax used for brush cutting has been used successfully for 15-plus years to control the growth along this road -- that is, until last week when it seemed to be open season on anything standing.

We are taxpaying landowners and do not think this type of needless destruction of private property should be tolerated from a public entity for any reason.

Maybe come election time landowner-taxpayers should do a little weeding out of our county officials who should hold this sort of road maintenance a bit more in check.

RICHARD and RHONDA SAUERBRUNN

Jackson