Letter: You can’t beautify a very ugly problem

Beautifying the roundabout on Bluffton Parkway may be nice, but it ignores the greater problem of wrecks and fenderbenders that occur within this traffic circle/roundabout almost daily.

I think this is another case of misplaced priorities.

I have resided here for four years and have witnessed at least 10 to 12 accidents within the confines of this roundabout and I am retired and do not drive that much. Ignoring the issue by adding plants to the middle will only serve to beautify a very ugly problem in our community.

With the opening of the new “flyover,” the issues there will only increase. Let’s get our priorities right and get this fixed.

This story was originally published March 13, 2016 at 8:00 PM with the headline "Letter: You can’t beautify a very ugly problem."