I was shocked, shocked I tell you, to see that the city of Edmonds faces a financial crisis. In the last two City Council races we have had a candidate who stated the city is facing a financial shortfall and we needed a proactive approach. His opponents stated there is no such problem and that the city was just fine, fiscally speaking. Instead, they focused on the vital issues facing Edmonds, like give or take a yard on building heights, leashing cats and other imperative subjects.
Well, now Mr. Bernheim has a plug in the city hall parking lot for his car (and the one other electric car registered in Edmonds), Mr. Wambolt is assured that no one will build up on the view from his 40 foot tall condo, and Mr. Plunkett and Mr. Orvis have their seats on the council to continue to lead the charge in ordering city staff and expensive consultants to perform studies that will be shelved or ignored. And the city is broke.
For years our City Council has shown a masterful grasp of being reactive to issues, no matter how petty or selfishly motivated. Forward thinking has been disparaged, proactive solutions disregarded, local merchants mocked, the vast number of citizens who live outside the Bowl ignored, and long-winded, dogmatic statements lauded. Well let’s see how they handle this one. Scorned solutions, such as becoming business friendly and generating more excise taxes, will take time we do not have. Too bad nobody suggested that a few years ago. Oh right, someone did.
Michael A Young
Edmonds
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