The board of directors of the Sammamish Chamber of Commerce endorses the upcoming Lake Washington School District’s bond levy. The chamber supported the levy last November. We reiterate our earlier opinion that quality public education is of paramount importance to our community and approval of the levy will enable the district to fulfill a number of critical projects needed not only to continue to provide excellence in education but also meet expected growth in district enrollment now projected at 4,000 over the next eight years.

High quality education within the district aligns with the Sammamish chamber’s mission to provide economic vitality within the city of Sammamish and attract a demographic of families who are both owners and consumers of business in Sammamish. The educational upgrades and teaching tools the bond will provide are paramount to ensuring both the high quality of education the district provides our kids and maintaining long-run economic vitality of our city.

The chamber is confident in the district’s financial management and planning capabilities and believes the proposed bond request of $404 million is both reasonable and responsible. For these reasons, the chamber urges citizens of Sammamish to vote for the levy on April 22.

Deborah Sogge, executive director, on behalf of the Sammamish board of directors