We
choose to live in Issaquah because the quality of life is excellent. We have
great police and fire service, wonderful parks and natural amenities and
dedicated employees. Yet because our community is so attractive, we have
experienced tremendous growth. Growth that has provided us with jobs, consumer
choices and perhaps most noticed - traffic.
The same mountains, creeks and lakes we enjoy
constrain traffic and make improvements very costly and potentially damaging to
neighborhoods, parks, schools and the natural environment. I am committed to
transportation improvements that will work for all residents of Issaquah.
We are facing financial pressures that will impact
some service levels. We are also finding that adjoining communities such as
Klahanie would like to be annexed into Issaquah to receive the services we
enjoy. We must be very careful about annexations so we do not further erode our
level of service or raise taxes and fees.
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