To The Editor: Very often I argue that citizen panels need only to consider the good of the community…let the legal chips fall as they may. The Indian Trail issue gives our zoners an easy decision. Not only is this project objectionable to the community, but the law guiding negative criteria gives ample reason to reject this application. I will be careful not to cite law since I am aware that I am not qualified to do so. I am however, able to read with some level of comprehension, and to convey my observations of the clear intention of the statute. It is the prevailing theme that the instruction is to consider the good and the bad when looking at negative criteria. Neither side of the argument should be considered in a vacuum. Certainly at times the benefit of a project could out-weigh the detriment and at times the opposite could be true. In this particular case, there is simply no public good to be perceived, while the list of detriments is staggering. The applicant has alluded to some special consideration because it is a recycling center. This center will not offer anything that is required that is not already available. This is a Class B recycling center and the NJDEP lists over 100 such centers in the State with 18 in our tri-county area. I do not know for certain, but think it is reasonable to believe that much of the product processed at this facility will be hauled to and from out-of-town locations. We will get the trucks, the noise and the wear and tear. This is not a medical facility or school, not even a convenience store with some perceived level of community benefit. This is an industrial commercial operation that will benefit only the applicant and his customers. I do not need to enumerate the many issues that constitute "negative criteria," that is being done by concerned citizens and professionals at the hearing. I would like to point out that this situation is unique in that the applicant is our neighbor and not some outside developer. I have been friends with members of the applicant's family for many years. Our children have often stayed at one another's homes. I do not like being in this position, but see this project as being seriously detrimental to the future of our community. We are a vacation destination; that is truly our economy. One of the many township campgrounds sits at the end of Indian Trail. I own a motor-home and can assure you this would not make me a “happy camper." Friendships and political considerations must be put aside while ruling against this project. SAM KELLY Swainton