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
Hear, hear to everything you've said Greg. Mr. Lind has been quietly doing his job for us for all of these years!!! I'm so disappointed that he will not be looking out for us in this position anymore. The rates have been so stable! The decisions so responsible.
ReplyDeleteWe were so worried about the big races that Mr. lind's race slipped right under the radar. I, for one, will be paying close attention to Mr. Ransom as I don't have nearly the same level as trust for him.
I'm sorry Mr. Lind...
Like the two people above, I am also disgusted at Ransom's election. He knows about as much about running a sewer system as most of what is in one. He is just a stand in for the staff of the city with there plans to take over all of our Utilities, which includes our current water supply.WAKE UP Shoreline residents. We are about to be buried in debt to buy these systems because our city staff believes they can squeeze more money out of us! If it wasn't for state Senator Marilyn Chase they would be doing this without even allowing us a vote. PAY ATTENTION. This is the most important decision being made here since the city voted to incorporate. Bob Ransom ran as a stooge and I don't trust him. Period.
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ReplyDeleteAre you aware that the sewer district has a $7.5M (that's million dollars) surplus and keeps adding every year?
Hooray that they haven't raised the rates - big deal. Why haven't they lowered it in this ugly recession?
You know "Inquiring minds want to know"--- I guess I'll be asking that question. Are YOU saying that Bob Ransom is going to LOWER our rates? Is that what you're implying? How will that work as part of THE CITY OF SHORELINE?
ReplyDeleteOr, are you saying that Bob Ransom will work as hard as Mr. Lind to keep this district OUT of the City of Shoreline?
Inquiring minds DO Want to know--- What's your point re; the above?