Dear Editor,

A recent letter to the editor in the Missourian mentions the Mississippi River Heritage Corridor project. This project is being worked on by the National Park Service without any input by the property owners along the corridor approximately 2,500 miles long, one county wide on each side of the Mississippi River.

The Mississippi River Corridor Commission, which had a meeting at Davenport, Iowa June 14-15, and was attended by me, is composed of one member of each state bordering the Mississippi River. The members are appointed by the Governor of the states bordering the river.

We do need citizen's input to protest the passing of the American Heritage Trust Act, which is before Congress, and is promoted by the Commission Committee.

This is serious business, as the concept of Heritage areas will place land use controls on private land and private businesses.

Federal land use rules and regulations are promoted by many non-profit organizations, and if time comes to pass, the private property owner will lose control over their property.

Now is the time to get informed about the Mississippi River Corridor before the Mississippi River watershed is taken over by non-profit organizations and the federal government.

A.M. LUEDERS

Frohna