To the Editor:

Had you dispatched one of your enterprising reporters to Parmalee Hill Road last week, The Bee would have solved the mystery of the State of Connecticut DOT plows that went missing during Newtown’s first snowstorm. In fact, the State DOT was actually out in force here with a crowd of workers and a fleet of machines.

As temperatures dropped and storm clouds darkened, they drilled many deep holes beside the road. In those holes they sank steel supports. They bolted to them enormous bright yellow and black roadside signs that depict arrows to indicate bends in our winding road — arrows that indicate a whopping 90 degree turn, rather than the gentle curve that actually exists. Mystified residents — not unaware of state budget deficits — could not recall automobile drivers ever failing to negotiate the bends in our road without the aid of these glaring arrows. I’m new to the neighborhood (I only arrived in ‘79), but old timers assure me that even strangers seeking a shortcut between Currituck and Butterfield have regularly survived the attempt. Rumor has it that DOT crews are scheduled to return to wire the signs with electricity so the arrows flash.

Newtown snow crews be warned: you’ll be on your own when the next blizzard strikes.

Justin Scott & Amber Edwards

Parmalee Hill Road, Newtown         November 26, 2018