A memory, and an idea to save Stone Bridge

To the editor:

   I hope some way is found to save the Stone Bridge.  When I was in high school, our class of 1970 had a class trip with Mrs. Taylor to the bridge. My brother Ron filmed it on our Super 8 camera. The film was put on Youtube as Monticello High School Field Trip at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsiGomG-PYY. People might enjoy viewing it.

   Hey, I think I figured out how to save the Stone Bridge. During the fight to save the dam, we were told by the powers that be that it would cost $60,000 per year to preserve the dam if it were not destroyed. This was quite surprising as the government agency responsible for the dam had never spent a dime, as far as we could find out, on maintaining it. Well, the dam is still there and I don't think a dime still has been spent maintaining it. So, take the $60,000 a year to have been spent on dam maintenance, since the time it was saved, and use it for the Stone Bridge!

   Problem solved. 

   You're welcome. 

   Sincerely,

Donald W. Bohlken

Indianola, Iowa