Sparta Mountain and irrational use of logging

I have seen a number of letters on Sparta Mountain recently, and indeed I have written a few in the last few years. I have literally lived below Sparta Mountain, since 1953, and camped hiked, and even spent some time in vacant Boy Scout Cabins up there. The lake that I live on or off by about 150 feet is not only a source of recreation, but a source of water for the City of Newark.
Our lake was once farmland, but dams were put up to retain the water for a recreational lake. The clean water from that lake and other lakes nearby and others more of a distance was seen, as a most serious need in 1964 when the dams were opened in Lake Stockholm, as well as the other the lakes to feed the Newark Reservoir. Such droughts will come again, and, therefore, the rationale for the Highlands Act is based on that reality, the idea of increased septic usage in the area of the Highlands is another ridiculous idea, but the agencies, our Governor, a bird society, and some interest groups have seemingly allowed logging to occur at Sparta Mountain, which is simply nonsense.
The logic of the Audubon Society, the State DEP, and other entities to justify logging on Sparta Mountain is without a doubt a selfish action to waste valuable resources for a privilege few over the needs of a restless many. We need with the loss of sanity in the federal government, and whatever plans that exist in Trenton to be vigilant and not continue the absurdity of logging on a once pristine area, as Sparta Mountain, and to stand up to questionable action on Sparta Mountain.
Bill Weightman
Lake Stockholm