The voters in the city of Issaquah will be asked to pass a bond issue — Proposition 1 — in November. This bond issue will be used to improve the safety and efficiency on four roads in the city with long overdue improvements.

I’m grateful the city of Issaquah spent so much time and effort identifying the areas with the most need and the process included many hours of citizen input. The four projects the city identified are all on roads that, when improved, will positively affect the safety and ease of all of us using those Issaquah roads.

This bond issue is not intended to correct all traffic problems in Issaquah, many that must be fixed in collaboration with other government agencies and have other funding sources. This bond issue is not intended to support increased growth in Issaquah. It is about the safety of Issaquah residents.

Two of the areas identified, the Newport corridor and Southeast 43rd Way, are arterials where Issaquah residents have died in traffic accidents. The bond issue is intended to correct safety problems there. Please support this bond issue so your neighbors will have safer roads.

Daphne A. Ghan

Issaquah