I was very upset to read on the front page of the paper Sunday, Sept. 7, about the debate on our county legislators being paid 50.5 cents a mile to do their county business. They are elected by the people and receive a salary. Most have other jobs also. I had no idea. We pay huge county taxes. No one I know of gets reimbursed for gas money to go to work, and these are elected people!

I know of many who are working evening and weekend jobs to earn gas money, so they can go to their full-time work. There are many senior citizens now working again, to pay bills and buy groceries. Cutting down needs to start at the top - not with the folks who are struggling. Also, why doesn't Auburn, which is also in Cayuga County, make it more consumer friendly? There are plenty of parking spaces, because shops are closed. There are empty shops and places all up and down Genesee Street. Most need to go only to Cayuga County Office Building, the courthouse, etc. Better take someone along with you to find a kiosk -- no meters. Why and at what expense? Will we soon have to pay to even enter Auburn, N.Y.? You are pushing people out of Auburn and this county.

Judy Bossard

Moravia