Since being established in 1820, Perry county has been known for it's undeniably rural nature. A variety of aspects of "modern" Perry county illustrate this: a plethora of trees, hills, fuzzy creatures, Protestant churches and pickup trucks, and a lack of pollution, sky scrapers, nuclear power plants, and most important - traffic lights! Laugh if you must, but a grave dilemma has reared it's ugly head! The county planning commission has proposed that a traffic light be installed at the intersection of routes 850 and 34, next to the small Shermansdale shopping center. Which should be compromised - the safety of the motorists and pedestrians in this area, or Perry count's rural nature, the factor which makes this county special to 36,000 residents? How can we preserve both our county's heritage and it's residents? Perhaps we could deter maniacal motorists by erecting a monument, instead of a traffic light. A monument with the words engraved upon it..."Progress stops here!" ' Joe C. 1985 PS April 2008. There is supposed to be a traffic light installed in Marysville soon! That will be the end of that!