Letter: ‘Shop local’ doesn’t apply to rec board?

Dear Editor:

I read with great interest the article in the March 29 issue of the Herald Times about a trail expansion of the China Wall trail system. This project is managed and overseen by the Meeker Recreation and Parks Board of Directors. The project is being funded by several grants totaling $143,750. There were a total of five bids submitted for the project—two were local contractors and three were out of town contractors.

Every…