Roads need work, not renaming

Published 2:06 pm Friday, February 19, 2016

Regarding the article, “Bill to rename Highway 99 after Snohomish man clears House”: To rename Highway 99 in honor of a black Union soldier is a nice gesture. I believe a local monument in the city of Snohomish, which is Rep. Hans Dunshee’s hometown, would be better suited and could be better observed and educational. I am sure it would be a million dollar savings to the taxpayers. I am befuddled to understand how renaming Highway 99 has any correlation with removing the Confederate Flag from the capitol building in South Carolina. I believe Dunshee can find better use of our tax dollars and better use of his political career. This money would be more wisely spent on improving our state’s infrastructure.

Miles Auckland

Snohomish