Letter: Environmental compromises seldom end well

We read with dismay the recent headline that the feds and Washington County are ready to sacrifice lands important to threatened wildlife, Native history and peace of mind for yet more ribbons of asphalt.Most ironic is that these lands had been set aside previously as part of a “compromise to allow residential and commercial development” on tortoise habitat elsewhere. But, not to worry. Washington County now is proposing to “set aside” a few thousand acres west of St. Geo