In reading the Aug. 21 edition of The Herald, I’m as concerned about our community and its leaders as ever.
Recreational park space is already a rare commodity in our community. Yet, as we have upstanding local citizens who let our kids utilize their farm land to play soccer, football and baseball our greedy local government officials are stumbling over themselves with their hands out wanting “rezoning fees,” which are absurd and outlandish. What was a good idea of neighbors helping neighbors is now on the brink of being “over-feed to extinction.”
Parks: Laid-off park rangers equal deteriorating park services. That’s a no brainer. I applaud our officials in re-instituting these park rangers, if only after the fact of numerous complaints of vandalism, garbage dumping and other illegal activities.
In reading the letters section, a fellow community neighbor suggested that our county officials forego “suggested” pay raises and pay for Sheriff deputies. I second that, but I also would like to toss into the suggestion box:
1. Subsidize the rezoning fees, if we can’t make them disappear all together.
2. Continue the employment of our three rehired park rangers
Neighbors, we must stand and speak against blatant disregards against the quality of life in our community and against those who squander our hard-earned tax dollars. It’s only when we rise as one united voice of dissatisfaction, the leadership of the county adhere to our ideas, wishes and dreams of Snohomish County.
Jim Scott
Lake Stevens
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