The article on the June 8 Town Center meeting by Andrew Michaels taught me two things: yes, people still read the newspaper, and, some people are incredibly tone deaf when addressing our community's issues. In reference from sound coming from Merriweather Post Pavillion on concert night, Town Center Board Member Helen Ruther said, "The thumping you hear is the heartbeat of the millennials."
Ms. Ruther was taking a very public swipe, on the record, at this letter to the editor by Town Center resident Dylan Goldberg, which concludes:
"So remember, the sound of a heavy, repetitive bass-drop is more than noise; it's the collective heartbeat of Howard County's next generation."
Really, Ms. Ruther? You live in a world where it's okay to get up in a public meeting and sneer at one of your constituents? And not only that, to sneer in such a way as to include entire generation? If you wonder why most younger people have no interest in getting involved in Village and Columbia affairs, this meeting is a case in point.
Heartbeats are a sign of life. Embrace all the residents of Columbia while you still have the chance.
Julia McCready
Columbia