The Whitehall Ledger - Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana

Dear Editor,

I watched the Town Council meeting on the TV and heard a brief comment about the horseshoe pits being taken out to make room for a children's playground along Legion Street (MT Hwy 2).

Legion Street is a major route through town. Did the town get permission from Rail Link and also from the MT Department of Transportation to place a children's playground next to the highway?

If a playground is put next to the highway, then what comes next – a fence to protect the children? Who will monitor the children at the playground or their conduct close to the highway?

Who will monitor t...