Pond plan for Blue Hills makes sense

Thanks for the article regarding the Blue Hills ''wetlands" [''Lawmakers say MWRA broke rule," Globe South, March 2]. It is amazing how a small holding, inaccessible to the public, becomes a ''wetland." Having roamed the Blue Hills as a youngster in the 1940s, I know there was no such thing as a wetland in the mentioned portion along Chickatawbut Road, be it Milton, where I grew up, or Quincy.

This tank was built to supply hydraulic pressure to the (then) expanding population in the area. It hasn't even a name and is so fenced off that it poses no problem to any animal, including people. The water stored is important for pressure but is regularly polluted by gulls from the various dumps and dumpsters located nearby.

What a sensible fix the MWRA is planning: a nice, small, shallow pond accessible to all who like to fish somewhere besides Houghton's Pond on the other side of the Blue Hills Reservation. People should be pleased with the effort to create an improvement in this area.

The Friends of the Blue Hills should applaud and support this effort to be inclusive of people who like to roam this old area. The city of Quincy has already made the best of all decisions in filling in the old quarries nearby that were the site of many a tragedy involving swimmers. Please try to put forth this positive thought in the press.

Gordon F. Campbell
Plymouth

Praise for website

I just wanted to say I think it's great to see something different and interesting on the Globe's website [''Drag queen bingo," Globe South, March 2].

The audio slide show is awesome, and it's nice to see some alternatives to the usual day-to-day news stories.

Paul Rieth
Worcester