To the Editor,

Shame on Princeton for once again resorting to the mass killing of deer this winter! After the long-overdue dismantling of the Marchand Machine and the unifying of the two Princetons, many citizens hoped that a better, more humane, wildlife policy could be adopted that does not involve the brutal massacring of deer.

Now in its 15th year, ex-mayor Marchand’s vile 5-year plan to decimate Princeton’s deer will apparently go on ad infinitum and has already hosed the town’s taxpayers to the tune of millions of dollars. For a fraction of that outrageous sum, an effective, nonlethal immunocontraception program could have been implemented by a competent wildlife management company.

The plan to destroy yet another 200-250 deer in the next few months shows the utter lack of compassion and imagination of Princeton’s elected officials.

Princeton can and must do better.

Bill Laznovsky

Mandon Court