I would like to respond to letter writer Greg Easterling of Lynnwood (“NASCAR: Everyone can play part to make it work,” Oct. 8). His wish is for everyone to avoid protest and court battles and to “not be spoiled about it.” Just because NASCAR and ISC have given their seal of approval does not mean it is a done deal.
I have worked all my life. Beginning in grade school, I picked strawberries and beans for money. In middle school and high school I waited tables in a caf and bundled shingles in a sawmill after school. After graduating high school I worked two and sometimes three jobs. I was finally able to gain employment with a Fortune 500 company starting at minimum wage, which was $3.75 an hour at that time, working evenings, weekends and holidays. After 25 years of hard work, I am still with the same company, making a good living and have weekends and evenings that I can call mine. I am 51 years old and have recently invested in my first home, for my widowed mother and myself, that does not have wheels. This home is to be a springboard into my retirement in a few years.
The last thing I want at this point is a noisy and stinky racetrack in my backyard while I watch helplessly as my property value plummets and my property taxes climb. I am not spoiled, far from it. I have worked hard for everything I have and did not give up on my convictions. My intention is to do everything within my legal means and rights to stop the track from becoming a reality.
Now, tell me, how strong are your convictions? If you can afford tickets to any of the events at the new track, of the two of us, who would you say is spoiled?
CINDY CHURCH
Marysville
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