On behalf of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Citizen Advisory Committee and staff, I want to express our collective appreciation to the community for voting and supporting of our recent maintenance and operations levy.
There are so many reasons to support our fire district and the emergency services it provides that it’s difficult to find a reason not to vote yes on Proposition One.
With voters receiving ballots in the mail during the first week of April it’s critical that we recognize that this may be the most important election to support our outstanding fire district in well over a decade.
Washington State PTA would like to thank Governor Inslee for advancing the budget conversation. We like some of his ideas around targeted investment and look forward to engaging with the Senate and House appropriation committees about funding levels for K-12 education.
Gun violence and deaths in our society are increasing at an alarming rate. And now partisan politics in Olympia has prevented common sense solutions and even public discussion on this critical issue.