Letter to the Editor: Disappointed over the loss of Arne Lind from Ronald Wastewater Commission

To the Editor:

While crying over spilled milk will not provide us a drink, I was gravely disappointed over the loss of Arne Lind from the Ronald Wastewater Sewer commission. It is apparent that many of the good citizens of Shoreline were simply not paying attention and going by name familiarity rather than the highly successful formula which has kept our local sewer rate at $11/mo. Come on folks - $11/mo to move that mess from your house month in and month out with no fuss – you can’t beat it!!! Arne has been a member of Ronald Wastewater Board for many years and has great experience with the details of how the district runs. Arne and his fellow commissioner have kept this rate constant. Arne’s absence is a great loss for all of us.

To be proactive, I must make the citizens of Shoreline aware that the City has a contract to take over the district in the next few years. I oppose the City taking over the district for the simple reason that the Ronald Wastewater District is NOT broken. If it ain’t broke – DON”T change it. I will be going to bat to maintain the sewer district exactly as it and encouraging my fellow citizens to do the same including the citizens of the Highland Neighborhood for whom I am the Asst Director of the local neighborhood association.

I highly recommend that the citizens spend some time with the commissioners of the Wastewater district to get a sense of the depth of understanding they have of the issues – I was very impressed when Commissioner Brian Carroll spoke at the Highland Terrace Neighborhood Association meeting.

Greg Logan

Shoreline