The Dec. 28 letter from former president of the Washington State Association of Boundary Review Board Don Aicher concerning the proposed land use at Island Crossing by Dwayne Lane’s car dealership, is misleading, self-serving and pathetic (“Island Crossing: We shouldn’t yield to private interest”). Aicher says he loves to get away from the urban sprawl (of Everett) by driving his car north on I-5. In his poetic language he eloquently pines about the beauty of the countryside along the freeway, which gives him a great deal of pleasure and mental renewal that he insists can only be derived from this (privately owned) land’s current use. He worries that a “high volume” of rear-end collisions would result as a car lot’s sign offering good deals on automobiles would cause us stupid north county residents to suddenly brake to trade in their cars.
An Everett resident, Aicher lives where “urban sprawl” spawned similar complaints years ago from Seattle. Might I suggest that he tear down his house and encourage all of his Everett neighbors to do the same? I’d like to be able to jump in my car (purchased at Lane’s new Island Crossing dealership) and drive south for some peace and tranquility in the future. Those who live at Island Crossing would tell him that there is no history of flooding at the property. The one good thing that Mr. Aicher states in his letter is that he served (past tense) as the state boundary review board president, which tells me that he is no longer in that position. Perhaps he can find pleasure and mental renewal by taking the “ride of his life” in some other direction. To enjoy natural beauty and tranquility, he might try avoiding the busiest highway in the state.
Marysville
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