Editor:
Steve Carter sent you a letter last week to declare “an embarrassment and insult to basic common sense.”
The free Type 2 EV chargers in Lower Gibsons were installed during a time when chargers were typically free, and also not as popular as they are now; there are a few others from this era around town, too. Indeed, Mr. Carter is correct that if we were installing chargers today, it would make sense for them to be pay-for-use. However, the Town receives between $8,000 and $16,000 a year in credits under the Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel rebate, which pays for the power.
So speaking of common sense, writing a letter to the paper to incorrectly accuse the Town of “giving away our tax dollars” seems a bit premature, as would be the notion of tearing out these working, well-used chargers to replace them with newer models. We will, however, replace these chargers when it makes common sense for the taxpayers of Gibsons to do so.
Silas White, Mayor of Gibsons
