Letter to the Editor: Ridgecrest needs street lights and sidewalks
Sunday, November 6, 2011
To the Editor:
I intend to vote for Jesse.
As a Ridgecrest Neighborhood resident. Our neighborhood desperately needs more street lights and sidewalks. I've been seeking this for years.
We live on 1st Ave NE. To walk to the The Crest and 7-11, we and our kids use the streets for lack of adequate sidewalks; those that exist are in extremely poor condition. They are narrow, can be covered in moss, or buckled by tree roots, etc..
Our streets are far too dark at night. A lack of street lights means women tend to not walk at night at all. Obviously, it's unsafe for us and our neighbors to walk, or bike, in the street at night, but we do anyway. Many neighbors keep their front door lights on all night because without them, you cannot see anything at all.
Finally, I'd like Shoreline City Council to make a genuine effort to bring family dining or any modest quality dining to our community. When we go out to eat, with a few exceptions, it's generally outside of Shoreline. We'd like to keep our dining dollars right here. When sandwiched between the likes of Edmonds and Northgate (no pun intended) who have plenty of dining options, and growing, there is no comparison; we lose hands down. With our primary traffic corridors that run through our community, one would think Shoreline could be an ideal location for dining. Try to make it so.
Jeff Dumas
Ridgecrest Resident
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2 comments:
This is what makes me a little nervous about this election. Most people are "for" sidewalks. The problem is, they're expensive. Really expensive. We heard this from City staff at Council of Neighborhoods meetings, and if you have had a neighborhood traffic meeting, you should have heard it there as well.
Each neighborhood has a priority list of improvements, including sidewalks, and they are addressed as the City has budget for them. If the line item gets tapped the project has to wait.
If Jesse resonates with you, then vote for him. But none of these candidates has a magic wand that will address everything they stand for. The City only has so much money (I think we've all gotten that message multiple times), and many priorities. I'd hate to see citizens upset with Jesse due to heightened expectations.
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