To the Editor:

Is employment so high in Princeton and are wages so inflated that no one wants a job that pays $45 for just 90 minutes of unskilled work? The job is crossing guard at the intersection of Rosedale Road and the road that leads to Johnson Park School. It involves two shifts, one from 7:45-8:30 a.m. and the other from 2:45-3:30 p.m. You can apply on line at www.princetonnj.gov/employment.html. But Liz Lempert, our mayor, says the town cannot find anyone to fill the job. And without a crossing guard, children who live across the road from the school, less than a mile away, are forced to take a school bus when it is easier and faster to simply walk or ride a bike.

I just find it hard to believe that no one — no retired person, no student or student’s spouse, no one who just wants a little extra income — wants this job.

Gina Kolata

Hun Road