Compared to the drought in California, civil wars in Syria and Russia’s invasion of the Crimean Peninsula, the issue of annexing the Klahanie Proposed Annexation Area (PAA) to Issaquah or its remaining in unincorporated King County doesn’t seem quite so earth shattering.

Now, if we shrink that subject even further – to recognize the overwhelming preference of a small portion of the PAA to annex to Issaquah – and annexing it, while recognizing the wish of the remainder of the area to not be annexed – by not annexing it – it seems even less traumatic.

Even worrying about the shape of the area to be annexed pales in significance when we look at the many past Issaquah annexations and consider their shapes and sizes. If the city had put many of these past annexations through the same criteria filter that the three overwhelmingly “yes” precincts are being subjected to, I’m sure many of them would not be annexed now.

In the interest of moving on, let us sincerely hope that the Issaquah City Council will make the decision to annex their consistently faithful areas, release those who have shown other wishes, and, yes, move on with the important business of managing our beautiful, vibrant city.

Dick L’Heureux, Klahanie