To the Editor:

The decision on the part of Mayor Mancini and the Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners to ban plastic bags in the township reeks of the all-too-frequent and phony “Save the World” mentality that has little or no correlation with fact or result-driven thinking.

I’ve lived on the Island for over 50 years and have yet to see a “plastic bag flying around the neighborhood,” as Mayor Mancini theatrically claims is a common occurrence.

November 22, 2017