Posted by
Michael A. Novak on Saturday, February 17, 2007 2:40:25 PM
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Below are two articles from the editorial section of our local newspaper. They are wanting to know the explanation behind millions of dollars going to Seattle that was suppose to go to Spokane so we could have more businesses. With this money going to Seattle this means people are going to be out of work. Where are our District 3 Representatives at? Who do they represent, Spokane or Seattle? Why are they silent on this issue? Answers are needed.
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Letters to the editor
State representatives silent
Here we go again! Spokane could be in danger of losing promised funds for the North-South Freeway ("East Side could lose highway funding," Jan. 26). It was money that was verbally promised to Spokane more than 15 years ago. (Maybe we should have gotten that in writing – oops.) The North-South Freeway was supposed to get that money. But state legislators say Spokane is in danger of losing $152 million for the corridor that is supposed to run from Highway 395 to Interstate 90 in east Spokane.
My question is: where are our District 3 representatives at? Sen. Lisa Brown is the majority leader. Why isn't she on the 6 o'clock news commenting on this issue? I see District 4 Lynn Schindler commenting on this. She is even saying that when the government makes a promise they should keep it. I agree with her on this. But I still believe that the District 3 representatives should be commenting because this project goes right through their district. Or are they for our funds going to Seattle once again?
Michael A. Novak
Spokane
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Tuesday, February 6, 2007 |
Letters to the editor
Expect an explanation
This is in reply to the letter authored by Michael Novak on Feb. 1, "State representatives silent." Mr. Novak raises a very good point: why are our representatives not saying anything about the funding? You would think that they have the best interests of Spokane at heart. Yet they haven't even deemed this subject worthy enough to explain to us, their contingency, what is going on and why just about any funding that is set aside for this side of the state continually seems to be re-routed back to Olympia.
I agree with Mr. Novak's assessment 100 percent. Our representative should at least give us the courtesy of explaining why we have to wait longer for the expansion projects that the money was slated for.
Robert Edinger
Airway Heights