Showing posts with label letters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label letters. Show all posts

Letter to the Editor: The Shoreline pool

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

To the Editor:

I worked for the UW for 30 years, they have three main pools all over 50 years old. One of the pools is about 100 years old.

These pools have been rebuilt over and over again. Buildings can be repaired, pools can be rebuilt, there is no reason to tear down the building or the pool. 

My wife and I are being forced out of Shoreline after living here for 53 years. We can no longer afford the taxes. Our property taxes have gone up 1400 dollars this year alone.

I will campaign to not support a new pool in Shoreline before we have to move somewhere else.

James Malchow
Shoreline



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Letter to the Editor: Update on 133 trees at risk on Dayton Ave N

Sunday, March 8, 2020

To the Editor:

This is an update to the Shoreline community about the 133 tall conifer trees at risk, along Dayton Ave N, N 155th St, and N 160th St. We are currently in a waiting period for WSDOT to submit revised frontage plans and a new arborist report to the City specifically for the ROW 19-2371 permit. 

The most recent update on the City web link about the WSDOT Remodel Project is dated Feb. 4, 2020. Save Shoreline Trees has confirmed there have been conversations between WSDOT and the City planning department regarding various sidewalk options. We are hoping a variance for sidewalk exclusion will be considered for Dayton Ave N, and that the re-design plans will save the trees along N 160th and N 155th.

We have been assured by Caleb Miller, City of Shoreline Associate Planner, that the City will share the revised frontage design and the arborist report with the community prior to a final decision by the City. 

We have also been informed that there will not be another public comment period. The official public comment period ended December 27, 2019, meaning these were the comments shared with WSDOT. However, the City continues to include email comments and letters in the WSDOT ROW 19-2371 file as public comments, and as “parties of record”. The City has heard from hundreds of concerned citizens.

Save Shoreline Trees has two goals. One is to save the tall conifers surrounding the WSDOT project and the other is to connect with other Shoreline residents in neighborhoods which are going to be impacted in 2020 and 2021 by tree removals such as the recent clearing of 28 tall trees at the Kellogg Middle School renovation in Briarcrest.

Ultimately we are a group of like-minded residents who are speaking for the existing tall trees in Shoreline and are looking for others to join us!

Melody Fosmore, Chair
Save Shoreline Trees
A WA State Non-Profit Corporation



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Letter to the Editor: Will We Miss the Trees When They’re Gone?

Thursday, February 20, 2020

To the Editor

The City of Shoreline is felling trees at a rapid clip, and often the public doesn’t know about it until the chain saws start. One of the city’s (and the state’s) biggest projects impacting Shoreline trees is the redesigned — and LEED-certified — Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) building on Dayton Avenue North, between north 155th and north 160th streets. The size of the project is triggering City of Shoreline code requirements for enhanced sidewalks and curbs that necessitate removal of more than 133 mature trees.

Save Shoreline Trees, a Washington-state non-profit, is asking the city and the state to modify its plans (and codes) to provide an alternative sidewalk design that saves these trees.

The removal of so many second-growth trees has upset people throughout Shoreline and Seattle. Why do people feel such a connection to old, majestic trees? What do trees do that enhances our lives?

The answers are many and varied. First, trees are living organisms and, as such, communicate with one another. They warn each other of danger, drought and disease. Scientific evidence shows that they do this through their root systems. (For more information, see The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate by Peter Wohlleben, Do Trees Talk to Each Other? Smithsonian Magazine, March 2018, or Suzanne Simard’s TED talk, How Trees Talk to Each Other.)

For humans, trees provide shelter, shade and a quiet refuge. For birds and other animals, trees are their habitat. Trees take in carbon dioxide and give us back the air we breathe. They keep the earth from warming too much, and their roots stabilize the soil. Trees are little factories doing all this work for us without us even knowing it.

But the city keeps cutting them down: the Douglas Firs, the Western Red Cedars, the Western Hemlocks. Once they’re gone, they’re gone forever. They will no longer provide us with the benefits we barely notice.

Kathleen A Kaye
Shoreline


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Letter to the Editor: Background on effort to save 133 tall trees by WSDOT

Sunday, February 16, 2020

To the Editor:

I would like to add some background on Save Shoreline Trees' cause to save the tall tree canopy at the WSDOT HQ property at 15700 Dayton Ave. N. in Shoreline, WA ("Dayton Trees") as follows:

Due to the cost of the proposed remodeling of WSDOT's headquarters, WSDOT is required to pay for frontage improvements to the City of Shoreline.

I, like other Shoreline voters, voted in favor of installing more sidewalks in Shoreline. Therefore, according to Shoreline's Engineering Development Manual, its Transportation Master Plan, and sidewalks-prioritization plan, the standard 8' wide concrete sidewalks are the Code requirements for the City's right of way ("ROW") property surrounding WSDOT HQ. 

When a few residents looked into the permit request, they were horrified that 133 tall trees had to be removed to comply with the City's request. A letter-writing campaign was launched to try to stop the destruction of the tall trees. Save Shoreline Trees, a non-profit group grew out of that effort and over 285 objections have been registered with the City of Shoreline's project manager.

The plea has not fallen on deaf ears. As of Friday (2/14/20), the City of Shoreline is waiting for a re-design to be submitted by WSDOT to the City. Accompanying WSDOT's re-design should be an arborist report as well as a reconfiguration and/or alternative choice(s) for the composition of the sidewalks on the streets surrounding the WSDOT HQ property. If the re-design is denied by the City because of its Code's regulations, we are asking WSDOT to apply for a variance.

Shoreline residents have witnessed the diminishing tall tree canopy in our city. There is a need for our collective voices to be heard by Shoreline City administrators. The Dayton Trees have and continue to silently perform important and valuable environmental services for Shoreline residents, such as providing nest sites for birds, cleaning our air, soaking up groundwater and excess storm rainfall, and being traffic noise barriers. Our city is growing and with thoughtful urban planning, our tall tree canopy should be a priority worthy of preserving.

Susanne Tsoming
Shoreline


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Letter to the Editor: A change of design could save 133 trees

To the Editor

Save Shoreline Trees volunteers are asking WS Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to provide an alternative design to submit to the City for sidewalks along N 160th St, Dayton Ave N, and N 155th St.

This pertains to ROW Permit 19-2371, one of WSDOT permit applications for their extensive renovation project at 15700 Dayton Ave N.

Per existing City code, this ROW permit will require 8’ concrete sidewalks which will necessitate the removal of these 70-100 year old trees that line the streets surrounding the WSDOT property.

Options include raised platform sidewalks, permeable sidewalks, gravel walking paths, meandering pathways, or on Dayton Ave N, an asphalt strip to the east of the bike lane.

In balancing requirement with preservation, there must be some sidewalk or pathway design that will save these trees and also satisfy the City.

Save Shoreline Trees volunteers and concerned residents are contacting Shoreline’s City Council and City Staff, WSDOT and Governor Inslee to call attention to this critical issue. These 133 trees are important to the environment, and to the beauty and tree canopy of Shoreline. There must be some way to save these trees.

Kathleen Russell
Shoreline





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Letter to the Editor: Concealed pistol license is designed to be needlessly burdensome

Saturday, February 15, 2020

To the Editor:

State Senator Jesse Salomon's bill SB 6294 would impose training requirements on concealed pistol license (CPL) applicants. It's one of those measures that sounds reasonable at first, but the deeper you dig into it, you realize that it's purposely designed to be needlessly burdensome.

CPL applicants would have to complete a minimum of 8 hours of training at the cost of hundreds of dollars. With the demand for so much training, you might think that CPL holders are out there constantly gunning down innocent citizens. Statistics do not bear this out, as CPL holders commit fewer crimes than non-holders. A person who both carries concealed and drives on our roads is vastly more likely to injure or kill an innocent bystander with their car than they are with their gun.

However, if you're 18 or older, you can walk into a drivers license office, take the two exams, and walk out with a license having had no training whatsoever. You don't have to take an entire day off work to go sit in a classroom and listen to an instructor recite knowledge that you already possess.

Imagine if you were required to take 8 hours of training the next time your driver's license expired. If you've been driving safely for 20 years, does that sound like a good use of your time? This is what Sen. Salomon is asking of longtime CPL holders.

What Sen. Salomon is doing with this legislation is the exact same thing that many Republican legislators do with abortion in red states. They cannot eliminate a right that they dislike, so they work tirelessly to nibble around the margins with onerous restrictions in order to curtail access. It's an anti-freedom legislative strategy, and Sen. Salomon deserves to be called out for using it.

Katie Johnson
Shoreline



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Letter to the Editor: Such a pleasure to read about the FC Shoreline soccer team

Sunday, December 29, 2019

To the Editor:

It was such a pleasure to read about not only the successes of this team (We All Wore Blue) but also the diversity of the membership. 

If only our local and national representatives would follow such a path. Imagine what could be achieved.

Many thanks to Emerson Robbins for telling us the story.

Jonelle Kemmerling
Shoreline



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Letter to the Editor: Environmental Amendment to the Shoreline Comprehensive Plan

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

To the Editor:

After a year long process, the Shoreline City Council is about to decide which of the the 2019 proposed amendments will be adopted into the Comprehensive Plan. I have proposed Amendment #2 which addresses the City’s global warming and greenhouse gas emissions targets.

Current emission reduction targets set earlier this decade, based on the best science at the time, sought to limit global warming as a result of greenhouse gas emissions to 2 degrees C. above pre-industrial levels. Current analysis is that the City is not on target to meet their 2020 emissions target.

The most recent scientific consensus included in the 2015 Paris Accords and more recent special reports is that the world needs to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees C. above preindustrial levels to avoid devastating damages to human health, economic and food security and irreversible changes to natural ecosystems. Incorporating this parameter into the comprehensive plan would guide future policies and priorities for our city. The world is just starting to see the first serious effects of a warming planet. It is time for citizens and governments to accept their responsibility to leave a healthy planet for future generations.

The Council will be reviewing the amendment proposals at 7:00 pm December 2, 2019. The final vote will take place December 9, 2019. Both meetings will take place in the council chambers. I invite all concerned Shoreline residents join me there.

Lee Keim
Shoreline



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Letter to the Editor: enthusiastic support for Shoreline STEM Festival

Sunday, November 24, 2019

Five students from Spokane at
competition in Phoenix
To the Editor:

A recent request for volunteers for the upcoming Shoreline STEM Festival was seen in the SAN. (STEM festival is ready for volunteers)

Even though I now live some 300 miles away on the other side of the state, I wanted to express my total and unequivocal support for the event and its continuation. For simply one major reason. It is, or at least should be, a wide-open door for students of Shoreline leading possibly to a wonderful, bountiful, life-enhancing career in science, technology, engineering or math.

Over here in Spokane, the Eastern Washington Regional Science and Engineering Fair (ewrsef.org) is entering its fourth year. We are anticipating over 250 grade 6-12 projects and 300 students (because of team projects) next March 18. From 25 schools and 18-20 teachers. Our top four projects will win 6-day, all-expenses paid trips to the International Science and Engineering Fair during May 2020 in Anaheim CA. They will compete against, and maybe more importantly meet and get to know, 1,800 high school students from 80 countries and regions. If that is not life-altering in a positive sense for a student, I simply don’t know what else is.

Some 40 students from eastern Washington will travel with teachers and projects to the Washington State Fair in Bremerton next March 27 and 28. For over a million dollars in prizes and scholarships. While it is 600 miles round-trip for us, students from Shoreline could take part in that with a ferry ride across the Puget Sound.

I hope the Shoreline STEM Festival will continue to expand and develop for the sake of the grade K-12 students of Shoreline.

Ray Koelling, Spokane 
(formerly of Lake Forest Park)



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Letter to the Editor: Join me in voting for Doris McConnell

Monday, November 4, 2019

To the Editor:

Corinna Sullivan's LTE, "Deep Concerns about Re-electing Doris McConnell", does not describe the Doris McConnell I know. The Doris McConnell I know cares deeply about Shoreline and all its citizens. Doris is a thoughtful council member, who works effectively and quietly behind the scenes (and after hours) getting things done.

Doris listens to citizens' concerns, and votes for what's best for her constituents. For example, when the time came to vote on the radical rezone in 2015, Doris was one of only three council members who had the guts to say "no" to the Development Lobby, and I trust her to do that again if necessary. 

On the other hand, the Development Lobby loves Doris' opponent, David Chen, as evidenced by his campaign flyer, which says at the bottom "No candidate authorized this ad. It is paid for by Washington Association of REALTORS® PAC.  Top 5 Contributors National Association of REALTORS®, Washington REALTORS®, Seattle King County Association of REALTORS®, Spokane Association of REALTORS®, Snohomish County-Camano Association of REALTORS®". 
Please join me in voting for Doris Fujioka McConnell.

Maggie Willson
Shoreline



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Letter to the Editor: Vote to re-elect Doris McConnell

Sunday, November 3, 2019

To the Editor:

I strongly believe that Shoreline voters want councilmembers who run clean campaigns and present positive values.  Deputy Mayor Doris McConnell is that candidate. Doris served on Council with dignity and caring for the City of Shoreline. She promoted our City, small business at Shoreline Chamber and our Democratic values in the 32nd District Democrats. She stood up against discrimination, for our Schools, for our Parks, for our citizens and for our environment for decades.

Unfortunately, the Letter Sunday, November 3 (Deep concerns about re-electing Doris McConnell), presents an undeserved, negative and distorted picture of an outstanding public servant. And it levels a personal attack on me that is unwarranted. I have been proud to stand with Doris for my community against proposals for unsustainable development. She promoted sustainable growth, as did I. And I am proud to have stood for Progressive values at 32nd District Democrats, including against discrimination and nominated Doris for our endorsement. The 11/3 letter charged that I was for “stagnation.” I believe that Doris’ opponent is actually promoting policies leading to environmental stagnation by threatening our Urban Forest, Climate Change and economic stagnation by displacing thousands of innocent citizens, with rising rents and ugly development speculators pressuring defenseless seniors.

Doris has always, supported worthwhile causes, such as LGBTQ rights, Women’s March, North Seattle Progressives, Shoreline PTSA and more. She represented Shoreline nationally at the Asian Pacific American Municipal Officials, and locally on Regional Water Quality and Sea-Shore Transportation Committees.

Serving on committees and addressing responsibilities as executor of her father’s estate after his death led to unavoidable absences this year, but her many other efforts make up for some.

We both served on the City Council with many of the same values and goals. I proudly endorse her.

Please vote to Re-Elect Doris McConnell for a Shoreline we can be proud of.

Janet Way
Shoreline



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Letter to the Editor: Voting for the future of Shoreline: vote David Chen for City Council

To the Editor:

To ensure effective, equitable, and positive growth in Shoreline, I’ll be voting for David Chen for City Council. I have spent my career working for and leading community organizations and have firsthand knowledge of what it takes to be effective.

My wife and I moved to Shoreline in 2015 to start our family. Having lived in Shoreline previously, I was well aware of the excellent schools, great neighbors, and potential the community offered families like ours. In a short four years, the realities we face as a community are very different from when we moved here.

Since 2015 housing prices have continued to climb, infrastructure and community spaces are in demand, folks on fixed incomes need support, and our homeless neighbors still need help. These were previously Seattle problems – today, they are regional challenges that we must address here Shoreline. David has the skills and passion to help us navigate them.

We need our leaders to take innovative approaches to developing housing for all income levels, supporting and growing local business, and funding infrastructure that ensures equity and promotes community.

David’s deep experience volunteering and working in the community ensures he can work effectively on day one. He has experience building strategic partnerships and already cultivated relationships with regional elected officials (see endorsements). David’s fresh perspectives are needed on the council to bring new energy to addressing the challenges at our door.

I want to see Shoreline continue to shine, that’s why I am voting David Chen for City Council Position 4 and urge you to do likewise!

Nicholas Merriam
Shoreline (Meridian Park)



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Letter to the Editor: Vote for Meghan

To the Editor:

The Shoreline Education Association endorsed Meghan Jernigan for Shoreline School Board, Director District 1. Meghan is challenging incumbent Michael Jacobs, who is seeking his fourth term on the school board.

Meghan has two kids in the district, she volunteers in classrooms, the cafeteria, and has served as the Meridian Park Elementary PTSA Board Secretary. I met Meghan when our kids were in kindergarten together 5 years ago. When I was PTSA President, and looking for volunteers, Meghan was ready to help. As MP became the overflow kindergarten program for the district, our school and families faced many new challenges. I learned a lot about bringing people together, listening, and working as a team from Meghan. 

I can't emphasize enough that Meghan is an excellent listener and a creative thinker. She understands the leadership responsibility a school board member must demonstrate on critical issues of our time.  As example,  she has read the districts new conservation policy and advocates implementing the recommended district wide recycling and composting program and ensuring our earth science curriculum prepares our students for the impact of climate change. This may seem simple, but implementing new policy takes thoughtful perseverance and dedication - Meghan has these qualities.

These next years are going to be challenging - light-rail, more housing, growing in both diversity and size. We need new perspectives on the board. Meghan’s public health background gives her insight on the structural forces that shape educational justice. She is committed to equity across all district programs and in every classroom.

Meghan has never run for public office, but she is not new to community service. In addition, she works as a Staff Scientist at Washington State University.

I hope you will join me and the Shoreline Education Association and vote for Meghan.

Callie Steward
Shoreline



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Letter to the Editor: Deep concerns about re-electing Doris McConnell

To the Editor:

I have deep concerns about re-electing Doris McConnell to another term in City Council. I follow Council minutes, and my initial impression was that McConnell was not an active participant in the Council. A deeper dive showed that in 2018, the Council took over 100 votes, but McConnell missed over 20% of them. Compared to any other Councilmember, this number is staggering. According to records, she didn't vote on the 2019 budget and amendments to the 2018 budget, nor did she call in for those votes. For the 2019-20 budget, she did not submit a single question during three months of review. Similarly, she did not submit any questions for the 2018 budget, and she was not present to vote on the 2018 budget or taxes.

When we consider the substantial changes that are inevitably coming to Shoreline, I want Councilmembers who are actively involved and listening to constituents. Does Doris McConnell stand for anything in particular? She has described herself as both a progressive and a moderate and seems to play to her audience for support. I was not encouraged by her endorsement by the 32nd LD Democrats, which was fueled by Janet Way and her vision of a Stagnant Shoreline. Change is coming, and growth must be overseen by a Council that envisions smart development rather than an unlivable, unwalkable, bedroom community.

David Chen has shown that he responds to public opinion and and has clear ideas for the direction of our beautiful city. He supports small business, traffic management, and public spaces. Chen will fight to ensure that middle class families and senior citizens won't be priced out of our city. Most importantly, he will be an active, eager, and responsive Councilmember. I urge you to vote for David Chen.

Corinna Sullivan
Shoreline (Ridgecrest)



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Letter to the Editor: Vote for David Chen

To the Editor:

David Chen (Shoreline, Position 4) is running in a tight race where every vote will count. Shoreline is going through a period of rapid redevelopment, and the community needs council members that have a vision for how to navigate this time of rapid change. David Chen is that candidate .

We can already see the historic North City Business District is being steadily replaced by apartment buildings that are 100% residential. Unfortunately, Shoreline does not protect or nurture its neighborhood commercial centers like every other city in Puget Sound. As the new light rail stations come online, the redevelopment of the up-zone areas has the potential to be an urban village with amenities for the entire community. We can see that the current path does not lead us there. Without support from the council, the current redevelopment of Shoreline will result in nothing but apartment complexes and endless town homes. David Chen has consistently advocated for an approach that encourages walkability, boosts neighborhood commercial centers, and provides opportunity for local small businesses. We need David Chen on the city council because he will advocate for these values.

David does his homework. He knows the issues and challenges facing our community and his campaign’s plans for how to move forward need every vote. His platform represents the kind of vibrant Shoreline that is within reach. Please vote for David Chen.

Kevin Atkinson
Shoreline (North City)



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Letter to the Editor: Mike Jacobs - experience matters

Saturday, November 2, 2019

To the Editor:

Shoreline Schools play a critical role in the health of our city. As a product of this rich community myself, with children of my own having benefited from the public school experience, it is also important to understand and appreciate the equally critical role our school board plays in the health of our district.

Mike Jacobs is also a product of our community, having raised his four children with his wife Janelle, and partnering with our public schools, at all levels. He shouldered the heavy burden in his position on the school board during a time when the district faced some very serious financial troubles. He helped guide decision making and saw us through to the other side, with financial stability and hiring of wonderful Superintendents Walker and Miner. He has celebrated the building of two new state of the art high schools for our district, producing them on time and on budget, and is overseeing Parkwood and two new middle schools. He has worked hard on budgets in a climate where every penny spent in one area of need, takes it from another just as important area, and the need grows ever greater and the funds available do not. Decisions big and small matter and good decision making comes with experience and understanding of the task at hand.

Mike has volunteered in our community and in our classrooms. He has coached our kids and cared about their success on and off the field. He is a supporter the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation, The Arts Council, both SW and SC Booster organizations, and last year was honored as the Turbo Booster at Shorewood High school for his commitment above and beyond in support of student’s academics and activities. Most importantly, Mike has given selflessly to our schools with his constant and thoughtful approach to this non-partisan, volunteer position as a school board member. This position is not, and was never, intended to be stepping-stone for future political endeavors for Mike. In his quiet, and unassuming way, he has used his experience to help lay the stepping-stones for our students and THEIR futures. Experience matters.

Christie Quigley
Former President, Shoreline Public Schools Foundation



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Letter to the Editor: Shoreline Education Association (SEA) endorses Meghan Jernigan

To the Editor:

SEA held endorsement interviews earlier this month and are pleased to announce our endorsement of Meghan Jernigan for School Board Director, Position 1. As a parent of two students in the District, she comes to us from Washington State University, where with her Masters Degree in Public Health as a research faculty member she continues to navigate the public health system to ensure equitable access to clinical research for all of Washington’s residents.

Ms. Jernigan is not new to public service. As a parent of a preschooler and 4th grader, she volunteers in classrooms, serves as a docent in the PTSA Art Docent program, and is the Secretary of her PTSA. SEA was drawn to endorse her in part due to her commitment to an open, responsive Board and her desire to involve stakeholders in critical decisions from the outset of the process. She is committed to serving the students and staff of the Shoreline School District while recognizing the need to maintain a financially healthy and intellectually vibrant District.

If elected, Meghan will bring much needed diversity to the Board both as a woman and as an indigenous tribal member of the Choctaw people. She is dedicated to assuring equitable access to programs and instructional outcomes across the diversity of our student population and will work to ensure that all voices will be heard in the District’s future decision making.

Ms. Jernigan has the support of Shoreline educators, and as you cast your ballots over the next two weeks, I urge you to give her your support as well.

Please vote for Meghan Jernigan.

Molly Boone
SEA Legislative Chair


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Letter to the Editor: David Chen Stands for Everyone

To the Editor;

If you are following the Shoreline City Council races on social media, you have no doubt seen a post or two regarding candidate David Chen and his former employer Crista Ministries. Crista has been in the news lately after sending a letter widely seen as anti-LGBTQ+. In light of Crista’s stance, David, their general counsel, resigned from his role.

Leaving a secure career job because Crista reversed course from its previous embrace of love and acceptance is a clear signal that David will stand up for what’s right. David’s decision was made from his heart — because he believes LGBTQ+ people deserve the same rights and protections as everyone else. His work fighting for students at Crista schools wasn’t “anti-LGBTQ+” and his decision to leave wasn’t “politically motivated.”

Instead, David’s career and strong judgement make it clear — he is driven by justice and integrity. We need his voice on City Council.

Shari Winstead
Shoreline



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Letter to the Editor: Re-elect Doris McConnell

To the Editor:

We are writing to ask you to re-elect Deputy Mayor Doris McConnell to the Shoreline City Council. As fellow councilmembers, we see how hard Doris works for our City. She loves her community and the diversity of people and perspectives here. She listens, she cares, and she isn’t shy about supporting the things and people she believes in. You can find her at Shoreline Chamber of Commerce meetings supporting local businesses, attending Planning Commission meetings to learn the details of upcoming projects, and volunteering at neighborhood events to connect with residents.

She is an independent voice on the Council, bringing diverse viewpoints for our consideration that result in better decisions. She is a fierce advocate for our community, working to protect the city from inappropriate development at Point Wells.

Doris’ vision for Shoreline includes growth in the right places; support for our Parks including the planned Shoreline Aquatics, Recreation, and Community Center; promoting our neighborhoods and neighborhood centers; and making our City a welcoming place for all.

She has been a mentor to us, and a friend. We hope to continue working and collaborating with Doris for another 4 years. Please consider voting for her in November.

Betsy Robertson, Councilmember
Susan Chang, Councilmember



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Letter to the Editor: Don't be confused by “schools not pools” signs

Friday, November 1, 2019

Schools funding is separate from Prop 1
To the Editor:

Folks, “schools not pools” is not a choice. Do not be confused by the signs that imply such. 

Prop 1 is a bond measure placed on your ballot by the Shoreline City Council. 

Councilmembers voted to accept the recommendation formed by our Parks Board, a finance committee, extensive public input, and put forward by our Parks Director.

Everybody in town was invited to participate in the conversation about what the community needs in a multi-generational center. Plenty of ideas were put on paper including how to pay for what we need.

The decision to go forward with a bond measure rests squarely on our City Council.

In a generous gesture, the School Board offered to contribute $2.4 million dollars to ensure that our swim teams continue to have a competitive edge.

Not a penny of the Prop 1 funds would be spent on or take any money away from schools. Funding schools is the job of the state and the School District's own process of asking voters to support its ballot measures.

Prop 1 will fund an Aquatic and Community Center owned and operated by the City of Shoreline. Funds also will purchase the property and improve four parks that have languished for years.

At this critical moment, it’s important to keep our agencies and their responsibilities straight.

Robin McClelland
Shoreline



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