This is in response to Hall Smyth’s letter [of October 29] titled “Trailers for Lumberland” (www.riverreporter.com/letters-editor/4302/2014/10/29/trailers-lumberland). Smyth heard the end of a conversation. I am not taking issue with the storage of RV’s/camping trailer’s. I felt that RV’s/camping trailers should not be used as a residence. The gentlemen who responded “no” to my “poll” in the audience, who built/designed his home and pays $10,000 in taxes, emphatically does not want a camping trailer on a lot next to his. Like most people who are homeowners it is their life’s investment; they work hard to pay off a 30-year mortgage and hope that their investment increases over time and possibly use that investment for their retirement. What about the second homeowner who has bought their dream vacation home, only to find out that the town could be littered with camping trailers as residences? What would stop people from buying land, setting up a camping trailer and renting it out? This would not only decrease property values, it would also deter future home/land sales in the area. I would encourage you to visit Mr. Smyth’s Barryville Antique Emporium, a “rare destination” on scenic Route 97 in Pond Eddy. It’s worth the trip.

Caroline Akt

Glen Spey, NY