Twin Tunnels should be renamed to honor vets
Editor:
In your coverage of the county commissioners’ town meeting in the June 12 issue with the headline, “Commissioners hit the road, encounter some bumps,” you neglected to mention one issue that was discussed and met with general support by both the citizens and the three county commissioners present.
A request was made for our commissioners to help rename the Twin Tunnels, which are arguably no longer twins and may never again be so, the “Veterans Memorial Tunnels” or the “Ralph Wilkins Memorial Tunnels.” Ralph Wilkins, an Idaho Springs citizen, was killed in action during World War I.
The Clear Creek County Veterans Coalition unanimously supports this effort.
We see this as a fitting tribute to our men and women who have sacrificed so much and pledge to help this effort in any way possible.
George Clark
Evergreen