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. 

North Bend and Fall City should be in the same legislative district as Snoqualmie

 

                                                    5th legislative district 

 

                                 Snoqualmie

                                   North Bend   
 

                                   Fall City

Here is why Fall City and North Bend should be in the same legislative district as Snoqualmie which is the 5th legislative district since have happened since the 1990's.  These three area have been in the same school district since 1944 when three smaller school districts consolidated to have a larger voice in the area.  They share the same river since its founding in the 1890's.  They share the same highways connecting the communities since its founding now known as State Hwy 202.  North Bend and Snoqualmie have shared resources in terms of public safety since I can remember from my growing up days since the 1970's and 1980's.  Since 2012 have had the same police force.  Why should they not be in the same legislative district which will make it better to have direct representation.  

The current proposal of putting North Bend and Fall City in the same district as Chelan County will not allow this area to be equally represented. 

 

Urban Meyer's NFL career is similar to Chip Kelly

Many college coaches have a hard time adopting from the college format to the NFL format.  Chip Kelly who coached two teams in the NFL from 2013 to 2016 after having successful seasons at the University of Oregon.  He was not able to adopt to the NFL style.  I wonder if Ohio State will take Urban Meyer back or a college because my recommendation this guy should not get an NFL gig again in the near future.