The following is a letter to the editor that was sent to the Kalamazoo Gazette. By Lynn Gildea Living on the Kalamazoo River for 14 years, west of Marshall during the Enbridge oil spill has been interesting. As oil was in the water and on our property we had contact with many organizations and agencies. I spent over 40 years working in maintenance and know that accidents happen. The oil spill was an accident and no one wanted it to happen. We have government organizations that are suppose to monitor and regulate oil lines and transportation of oil. Enbridge oil was held responsible for the oil spill and fined over $ 3 million to date and more fines pending. Enbridge was also responsible for millions of dollars for cleanup. Our government regulatory agencies were not held responsible for their failure to protect the people and the environment. These agencies failed to do what the taxpayers pay them to do.