“We are losing our youth”

One public speaker during last night’s Seneca City Council meeting appealed to those in town with deep pockets to come forward and build a skateboard rink for youngsters.  Standing in front of the mayor and council, Linda Lay said, “We are losing our youth.”  Lay expressed special concern for children in the sixth thru the eighth grades who, she says, are falling prey to drugs, alcohol and sexual promiscuity.  Lay described many parents at a loss as what to do.  Worse than that, she complained, is the attitude of some parents who seem to not want to make the effort to rear children correctly.