To the Editor:

This is in response to the article about the beach-goers having to take their trash home.

I am an Onset resident and I see on a daily basis what people leave on the beach. I can't tell you how many bags of trash I pick up.

We live in a beautiful place. Without barrels on the beach, it will be a complete mess.

Yes, it is true that Rhode Island state beaches have this "carry in, carry out" policy. They also pass out bags as people enter.

Littering penalties? That is a joke. Who is issuing these penalties?

Overflowing barrels show just how many people use our beach. If we want people to come into town, it must be clean.

If I had a penny for every piece of litter I pick up, I would be rich.

There has to be another place to cut the budget. People will not take their trash home. Onset will be a mess.

Cheryl Courtney

Pearl Avenue, Onset