We need action, not summits

Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon is organizing a summit, “Saving Washington Aerospace: Building a Competitive Platform” with Rep. Norm Dicks headlining the event. I am puzzled as to why after all of the years of Boeing’s life that we still have to have summits, and what will come of a summit.

Boeing and the International Association of Machinists will be in attendance, but they aren’t in jeopardy. I mean Boeing has already moved its headquarters and the unions will still have union workers no matter where Boeing assembles aircraft. I believe the citizens of Snohomish County need to hear what Boeing “really” wants and what their end-game is. If the county leadership and state or federal representatives do not have enough respect from the company or a relationship with them, what is that saying about them?

For the sake of our county’s economy and future, we need action and not summits.

Todd Welch

Everett