Recently, I had a conversation with an individual who was complaining about the state of politics in this nation. That is fine, if you vote.
I am interested in the Central Issaquah Plan and realize that it is a complex, long term planning effort. Even so I am concerned that the decisions that we make now are going to impact my quality of life. Is this density of development appropriate for Issaquah?
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would open up to two million acres of western public land for oil shale. I applaud Congressman Dave Reichert for taking a stand for our quality of life in the West by voting against the bill and for an amendment that would have stripped provisions for oil shale speculation.
I had to laugh when I saw the recent PCC article/ad suggesting “Meatless Mondays.”
On behalf of the Board of Commissioners for King County Fire Protection District 10, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the voters of the fire district for supporting and successfully passing Proposition 1: Construct and Remodel Fire Stations and Acquire Firefighting and Life Saving Equipment proposal.
When the builder that built the house you are now living in, where were you to throw out whatever “sticks to the wall” to save the trees, birds, wildlife, bugs etc. to stop progress?
I was disappointed to read that The Reporter, describing the angst felt by the neighbors of the proposed development on Ingelwood Hill Road, failed to give the reason why.
Prior to the Prop One vote in 2008, Sound Transit promised “Travel times across 1-90 for vehicles would also improve or remain similar with East Link.” East Link would add a fourth lane for HOV traffic to the outer bridges to make up for the center bridge closure for light rail.
Did you know that a 38-lot subdivision is going in on Inglewood Hill Road between the traffic circle at 216th Avenue Northeast and 212th Avenue Northeast? I don’t know about you, but I moved to this area because of the beauty of Sammamish. Enough with cutting down all the trees to put up the same old cookie cutter houses. Keep Sammamish beautiful!
I would like to respond to the lady from Issaquah complaining about redistricting. She said the people on the other side of the mountains hate us on this side. With letter writers like this, I can understand why.
Instead of more taxes, how about some house cleaning, starting with the Washington State Ferry System.
It would have been more honest if it had read: “Slade succeeds in the most dishonest, swarthy and slimy redistricting gerrymandering in the history of the once stellar state of Washington.”
I want to let you know how much I enjoyed reading two recent articles in your paper. “Fire on the Mountain” and “Pizza Crazy” were both well written, informative and upbeat.
With school back in session, Washington school nurses have an important message for parents: if you haven’t had your preteens and teens vaccinated against meningococcal disease yet, the time to do so is now.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended the Life Enrichment Options (LEO) Harvesting Hope luncheon on Oct. 20 at Pickering Barn. They, and those who sent donations, help support our work of providing a quality of life for adults with developmental disabilities (www.lifeenrichmentoptions.org). Your support creates true inspiration for us in working toward making the dreams of these people we love and care about so much come true.
I had to chuckle when I read the “forests for all” editorial. Most of the trails on Tiger Mountain were made my motorcycle riders back in the 1960s. I used to ride on many of them myself.
In the beginning, Issaquah Highlands offered a vision of a green community that would reduce dependency on cars. Now, it seems to be morphing into something else.
On May 21, members from our community took to the track at Skyline High School for Issaquah’s 2011 Relay For Life. As always, it was those involved who made this year’s Relay For Life an outstanding event and fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.
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