As a Rumford citizen, I wish to commend the town’s public works’ crews this record-breaking winter.

During Rumford town budget discussions last year, citizens were warned many times that proposed budget reductions would cause serious problems during the winter.

As I maneuvered the roads during this “winter to end all winters,” I was surprised to find no more problems this year than during past winters when we had ordinary snowfall.

The reduced budget did not cause problems.

Thanks are certainly due to our dedicated Rumford public works’ crews.

Tom Fallon, Rumford