Dunes should be left alone

To the editor:

I must add my voice to the commotion recently regarding the addition of 4 more miles to the existing 22-mile Heritage Trail that extends from Empire to Good Harbor Bay at Bohemian Rd. To add additional four miles (predicted to cost a minimum of $10 million) at a cost exceeding that of the existing 22 miles is, first of all, a lot of money. Secondly, the four-mile, 25-foot wide trail will destroy wildlife of all kinds for the enjoyment of humankind. What? Just to get riders further, to Good Harbor Trail? A bad idea for many reasons.

To build this asphalt bike trail there will be over 5,000 trees cut down (per a recent Biologist survey), loss of wetlands and dunes where a concrete wall will be needed to hold them back.