To the Editor:

I am writing to you regarding a situation that developed sometime back at the toll booth on the bridge that resulted in a letter from the individual that felt he was mistreated and also a response from an employee, I assume, of the Bridge Authority.

I have been a summer resident of the U.P. for over 50 years and have experienced the ferries before the bridge and many, many up and down trips over the bridge. My experiences to date have been favorable, but I can see how misunderstandings can develop.

As a matter of information, I have known the individual complaining for well over 20 years and I can tell you he is a true gentleman. I have had relationships with him in a business capacity and developed a personal friendship and I have no hesitancy in singing his praises. He is a gentleman, a true religious family man that has raised three fine young men and recently adopted two other children. It would take quite a situation to prompt him to write such a letter. I hope this matter will soon be forgotten.

H. Dean Burgiss Louisville, Kentucky