In response to Scott Estill’s column on March 14, I have repeatedly criticized the coming construction projects in Dillon as too tall and too massive for the town’s bucolic character. The voters who turned down the Town Council’s first decision about the build at the site of the Best Western and then recently recalled the three council members who drove this deal are not against change. They are opposed to seeing the central sections of Dillon turned into view-blocking, traffic-snarling ventures which will impact the functionality and beauty of what we have.  

Dillon already sports three five story buildings which impede the views of some residents. The town owes it to those who have voiced opposition to see what can now be done to modify what the recalled council members have foisted upon them. Perhaps accommodations can still be reached and the planned projects can be negotiated ways that fit and enhance the town’s ambience.

Dillon needs change. But the recall vote served to put everyone on notice that these particular changes do not reflect what town residents desire. Negotiations between the council and the developer allegedly took three years to hammer out. But rather than seek residents’ opinions and approval, the council played what now appears to have been a game of keep-away, only holding sessions for the public when the alarms were raised. It is no wonder that eligible Dillon voters recalled the council members who were supposed to have represented them but chose to remain deaf to their constituents.  

Estill ought to have no fear about future recall elections. Dillon voters will continue to support to preserve the town’s most essential asset: its wonderful, natural setting.