In response to your Aug. 13 article, "Assembly looks at trash laws to reduce bear problems," I believe the Anchorage Assembly and Alaska Department of Fish and Game will be doing a disservice to our citizens if they don't take proactive measures to control the bear population in the Anchorage Bowl.
With public safety one of the most vital essential functions of government, fining our taxpayers and writing ordinances to restrict trash bin hours on the street are short-sighted. This issue is an animal control problem, not a citizen control problem! You can't legislate animal behavior, but animal behavior can be controlled.
— Ed Kittel
Anchorage
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