Editor,

We have a very beautiful island with much to see and enjoy; however, we also have a serious problem with illegal dumping of household garbage, computers, TVs and furniture.

Illegal dumping frequently occurs at the end of Sleeper Road, right on the gateway to one of the absolute best parks on the island that almost nobody knows about.

Instead of parking and exploring the trailhead, people are encouraged to turn around and leave because of the mounds of baby diapers, old tires and bags of trash.

This problem is not isolated only to the end of Sleeper Road, it happens in many neighborhoods. Someone dumped a couch next to the road sign for Rhododendron Drive and Salal Street; reports were made to Island County 911 and the sheriff’s department, but the county has yet to remove it.

It is very discouraging to see what people who should know better are doing to our island. Whidbey Island is not a landfill and should not be treated as such.

Carl Stephens

Oak Harbor