I feel the need to respond to a letter from June 27 by Tina Barrett on behalf of the people in East Haven  who trust and support Joe Maturo.
Tina, my advice to you is if you don’t like something try to fix it in a diplomatic manner not by malicious accusations Joe Maturo has done more for this town in his years in office than any other mayor in a long time. Everyone is entitled to a vacation, and that includes our elected officials. They earn their time just like anyone who works in the private sector. Joe is always in contact with his office no matter where he is, so to say he hid his vacation time from the public is just a downright lie.
The bottom line is, if you don’t like how the town is run you have other choices, one is to move ... Joe Maturo has my vote along with a lot of other people in this town.
Ruth Cross-Reynolds
East Haven