Dear Editor:
The population of Meeker is getting older, and the younger generations have to leave to find work.
As the city’s population gets older, it gets smaller and poorer.
Compare school enrollment to population. In 1980, Meeker High School had enough students enrolled to be AA, about 250, and the population was around 1,500. Now, the high school enrollment is down to single A and the city population is more than 2,800.
As the…