Neighbor Against Neighbor

To the editors:

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I have lived and worked in the Sheffield for 19 years. I have worked in the bars and restaurants here for 12 years. As a resident who works in the neighborhood I have attended several SNA meetings and read its newsletter regularly. I am also an active member of a couple of local business associations. The Sheffield Neighborhood Association has become a group of self-righteous individuals that encourages the deterioration of the restaurants and bars in the community.

It essentially discourages dialogue among neighbors and the hospitality industry by telling people at their meetings and printing in their newsletter how to put neighbors out of business by voting them dry. This action pits neighbor against neighbor.

If you are not going to support the viability of the taverns and restaurants in your own backyard you should abandon using restaurants and the abuse of alcoholic beverages to make your money. You should not solicit advertising nor should you accept money for the Trebes Park restoration from bars and restaurants in the community.