Unfair policies

To the editor:

I agree with Ken Meyer’s letter (Public Forum, Feb. 2) about state employees not having pay cuts. Everyone else does. Schools are closing. Services and financial aid to the handicapped and elderly are cut while leaders say, “No cuts for state employees.” Why NOT them?

Unfair, too, is fining people who cannot get their sidewalks cleared in 48 hours. Can we fine the city for not plowing our streets in 48 hours? Sidewalk maintenance is one-sided and unfair too because of the city’s ordinance on them. Do we who keep them up, get discounts on our street, sewer and water bills?