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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   HAVE YOUR SAY Feel strongly about something? Share it with the community by writing a letter to the editor. You’ll need to include your name, address and daytime phone number. (We’ll only publish your name and hometown.) We reserve the right to edit letters, but if you keep yours to 250 words or less, we won’t ask you to shorten it. If your letter is published, please wait 30 days before submitting another. Send it to: E-mail: letters@heraldnet.com Mail: Letters section The Herald P.O. Box 930 Everett, WA 98206 Fax: 425-339-3458 Have a question about letters? Contact Carol MacPherson (cmacpherson@heraldnet.com or 425-339-3472).   Published: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 ISLAND CROSSING Fifteen years later, it's still a bad idea Regarding the Sunday editorial, "Island Crossing is still an annexation vexation": Excuse me. Development at Island Crossing has been successfully resisted for over 15 years because it is a bad idea. The reason this valuable agricultural land is "little used" is that it belongs to Dwayne Lane. Do we really think he would make it available for farming like all the productive ground nearby? The County Council has rightly realized that Arlington is a voracious sprawling community which already spans three Interstate exits, extends to Bryant, to Oso, to Granite Falls, to Silvana and Smokey Point. In addition to being a floodplain, Island Crossing features the most scenic viable agricultural land visible from I-5. It represents and preserves the agricultural heritage and beauty of our county. Development here will destroy this forever. Arlington will be far better served to abandon the land grab and feature this route to promote tourism, access to the North Cascades and Mountain Loop Highway, and as a "Scenic Highway" that even leads to the heart of town. As one who has actively fought this development for 15 years, I applaud the council. Catherine Cloud Stanwood

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