President Joe Biden says a higher crime rate is neccessary to safety of Americans

 

Yes President Joe Biden says once more we need a higher crime for the safety of all Americans.  First of all limiting the ability to have a gun to all Americans will not solve the problem.  First of all it is not the gun that causes the crime it is person.  A criminal background check does not prevent a person from getting a weapon.  What we need it is tougher penalties for people who commit a crime.  Some people by a gun for protection.  Let's do what the United Kingdom does and have call boxes every two blocks to call the police when it is knives that cause the majority of crime there.  As I said back in 1993 when will be have background checks for a fishing pole. 

We need to save this historic Anchorage Theatre

 

It is time to save this historic Anchorage landmark.  This theater opened in 1942 had been used for 60 years as a meeting center.  This theater has been allowed to decay over the past 20 years due to neglect.  It is time to contact mayor Dave Bronson's office and offer a price to the developer.  With the help of Anchorage Economic Development Corporation we can make this theater back to its intend purpose to be a meeting center and have the Anchorage Assembly meet there.  

 

Back in 1947 the theater looked like this.  Wouldn't this be great as the Assembly chamber and even put a Library here.  There is 8.2 million dollars in construction money available if a library is included. 

These are pictures of the Loussac Library when it was at 5th and F Street imagine a Downtown Branch at that location. 

 This was also the home to one of Anchorage's TV stations from 1957 to 1981 to a television station called KENI TV before it was bought by a Bellevue, Washington broadcasting company which changed it name to KTUU moved it to Midtown Anchorage. 

 Please contact Mayor Dave Bronson at (907) 343-7100 at Dave.Bronson@anchorageak.gov as well as Christopher Constant at (907) 343-4112 at Christopher.Constant@Anchorageak.gov.  We need to save this landmark for demolition.  Anchorage protects its history not let it go to the wrecking ball which is what this Assembly does to common sense.  

SAVE THE ANCHORAGE 4TH AVENUE THEATER FROM THE WRECKING BALL. 

If we allow Churches to get involved in Anchorage homeless shelter problem

 Imagine if we allow Churches through their non profit organizations like Hope Worldwide Alaska to create shelter services using existing land that they places already own through the Anchorage Municipality.  This will free taxpayer resources then also create tax credits by not taxing the land that the shelter sits on.  Want to solve the homeless problem let the churches take a lead role in the issue. 

Will Chelan County legislatures be accessible to Snoqualmie and Skykomish Valley residents?

 

Let's say the 12th legislative district boundaries are finalized.  Will citizens in North Bend and Monroe have direct access to their lawmakers.  Their is nothing in rules of being a legislature that requires them to have town halls or even offices in areas they represent even though those areas are remote from Chelan County.  The only thing that they are required to do is answer email or communicate by written correspondence to a resident in their legislative district on an issue the person has raised.  The state gives very little for office expenses for legislatures including postage and staff.  They are only required to maintain one office in the legislative district outside of their Olympia office.  If a legislature were to maintain an office outside of that it would have to be at their own expense.  This is according to legislatures I have known over the years when it comes to this issue.  Chances a North Bend, Carnation, Fall City and a Skykomish Valley resident is going to commute to Wenatchee especially in the winter to talk to their lawmakers is very unlikely considering they would have to drive about 70 miles to see their lawmakers.  Remember the state does provide an 800 number during session A separate toll free number would have to paid for by the lawmaker.  Remember each district has a state senator and two house members.  Even if the members shared outside expenses it would require a committee to determine which party is responsible for which expense.  If this finalize let's hope the areas outside of Chelan County will get adequate representation in this crazy 12th legislative district. 

Rural Skykomish Valley needs to be in same district as the rest of rural Snohomish and Skagit Counties

 

                        39th legislative district

The rural Skykomish Valley which consist from Sultan the biggest city east of Monroe all the way to Grotto an unincorporated community near Skykomish.  Even if we can not correct a geography error and put the Skykomish area in the correct county we could at least put it in the right legislative district. 

                                       Sultan

                       Upper Skykomish Valley

By putting this area with another rural area on the same side of the Cascades actually makes more sense it allow will increase representation for this part of the state.  By paring it with Chelan County will prevent the area from receiving the representation it deserves. 

Monroe needs to be in the 44th legislative district

 

                                               44th legislative district

 The idea of separating Monroe from the rest of the Skykomish Valley does not make since  this city is the   hub of the region.  The main reason is neighborhoods close to the Monroe city limits are in this district plus this will make this district more moderate and put it less in Democrat hands.  Remember before 1992 this is the same legislative district that handed the whole state Maria Cantwell.  She represented this district from 1989 to 1992. 

                                     Monroe     

 

The idea that this area will not be represented fairly by sharing legislatures with Chelan County will not get it fair representation in the legislature.        

Carnation and Duvall should be in the same legislative district

 

                                                 45th legislative district

 

                                  Duvall

 

                                 Carnation

Carnation and Duvall have shared the same landscape since its founding in the Lower Snoqualmie Valley when it was determined in the 1880's that farm land was cheap east of Seattle near the mountains.  They have been in the same school district since the 1930's.  They have share the same state highway since its founding in the 1880's now called State Highway 203. This area has shared the same weather and flood conditions since its founding.  It only makes since these two cities be in the same legislative district the 45th legislative which have been done since the 1990's.  Putting Carnation in the 45th legislative district actually does not help the Lower Snoqualmie Valley get direct representation.