Dear Editor,
Has anyone ever driven by the Food Pantry in Fairfield, Texas? I live across the street on the back side the food pantry! One occasion I returned home and could not enter my driveway until I got out of the vehicle and asked “please don’t pull forward so I may get to my home.” Various times I have had difficulty leaving because of trucks, be it food trucks or Dollar Store trucks. Trash is blown across the street into our ditch, resulting in various types of boxes and paper. There is always left over food discarded BY THE DUMPSTER BUT NOT IN THE DUMPSTER. I have photos available should the editor not feel necessary to print.
I am NOT against the “Food Pantry” and think it is a blessed thing to do for the needy. We have issues with raccoons and skunks at our home that must delight in their midnight snacks! I go to city hall and they call and it is eventually cleaned up but the same thing happens over and over again!
Should I be able to “twitch” my nose and go back in time, as a little girl, I would see a field across the street with a large oak tree. Family stories, passed down, tell of Sam Houston once giving a speech under that tree. I believe truth to the story, as one of my ancestors was first cousin of Sam Houston.
This is an absolute disgrace not only for me but the Museum, one block away, the Courthouse, two blocks away, and for the city of Fairfield! I can’t make them move their location but demand they CLEAN UP their act on behalf of myself and the city of Fairfield.
Billie Sneed Bournias
Fairfield, Texas
