DEAR EDITOR:

It was reported today that New Trumbull County Engineer David DeChristofaro is “considering” hiring former Commissioner Mauro Cantalamessa to be his office’s director of Governmental Affairs and Special Projects. This position is currently held by one Stanley Bell, who is requesting to be transferred to a lower-paying position as a sewer line maintenance crew assistant in the Trumbull County Sanitary Engineer’s Department.

David DeChristofaro stated that he “wants” someone with experience working closely with village, township and city officials. It seems to me that Stanley Bell should remain in his current position, and that Mauro Cantalamessa should be recommended to become the new sewer line maintenance crew assistant in the Trumbull County Sanitary Engineer’s Department

Mauro Cantalamessa, who served as a Trumbull County commissioner for 10 years, has all of the qualifications for a sewer line maintenance crew assistant, in that he has been knee deep in the sewers of Trumbull County politics for 10 years.

JIM FLORENCE

Bristolville