Stevens out of touch with needs

The first time I heard of Val Stevens was when the bridge over I-5 at Smokey Point, planned by the state Department of Transportation, went down in flames. Val had called the bridge a Taj Mahal that her constituents didn’t need and she led the fight to kill the bridge. Thus, to get an improved bridge, taxpayers from Arlington and Marysville coughed up $1.1 million.

If NASCAR comes to Smokey Point, the bridge planned by the DOT will be exactly what is needed at that intersection and the taxpayer would have saved $1.1 million. Obviously Val is oblivious to the future of her district to the detriment of her constituents.

One other fact about Val is that she wrote a bill allowing telecommunication companies to use public land. I do not know if the law was good or bad, but I did find out that her husband had an interest in the law as he works in the telecommunications industry. Wanting to know more about Val’s husband and the public land usage issue, I called Val five times but she would not return my calls. So as a voter, ask yourself if this is a person who represents you.

John Heller

Stanwood

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