Dear editor,
In 1960 (approximately), the present bridge on Fifth Street was moved in on a barge and the old bridge was floated out on a barge. At some point, the present bridge will have to be replaced.
I don't believe that the drawbridge on 17th Street is wide enough to float the present Fifth Street Bridge out as a complete structure, but it could be lifted onto a barge at high tide as the old one was and the top could be removed to allow it to go under the 17th Street Bridge.
I believe some serious thought should be given to this expenditure, so we don't have the tail wagging the dog for the future.
While I am at it, I believe every cyclist over the age of 16 should have a once-in-a-lifetime licence plate for identification, but I will leave that one for another time.
Arne Anderson,
Comox Valley
