To the Editor:The Bee's May 5 editorial "An Unimpressive Turnout."The Bee and are unaware of the issues the 20 percent are concerned about and debating?The Bee, yours and my protestations are only self-serving and the 80 percent will never see them.

I am in complete agreement with

While the editorial did not disparage the 80 percent, I would not have been as charitable.

What are the 20 percent of us who did vote supposed to think about the 80 percent? A few possibilities:

1. Are they so wealthy they need not worry about property taxes?

2. Are they so callous that they have no regard for those on fixed income or low income that love this town but struggle with paying their property taxes?

3. Do they not care about the governance of Newtown?

4. Do they not read

5. Do they think that the extraordinary power a low voter turnout gives to special interest groups is acceptable?

6. Is the rule by a small minority of voters ok with them?

7. Or is Newtown just a bedroom community to them and they just do not care?

Each of the 20 percent can decide for themselves.

Unfortunately, since the 80 percent do not read

Steve Bennett

4 Monitor Hill Road, Newtown         May 10, 2017