Mulhern will be superb addition to Bainbridge council | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Published 10:44 am Saturday, October 31, 2015

To the editor:

For my first letter to the editor after 22 years on Bainbridge Island, I am writing to support Pegeen Mulhern for city council. We have been friends for many of those years after getting acquainted as work colleagues.

Pegeen is a remarkably unique and gifted individual. It would be easy to consider her diverse experiences to be merely interesting: mother, skilled transactional attorney, research librarian, community volunteer, small business owner and commercial fisherman. Instead, her background reflects an ability to think and act effectively wearing different hats in different environments.

Our land use, traffic and other issues are, and will remain, complex, involving the need to respect and balance values we all believe in: protecting our natural resources, preserving the island’s character, respecting the interests of our neighborhoods, creating more affordable housing and enhancing our local economy. We need elected officials who will consider our community’s challenges and opportunities reasonably and fairly from multiple perspectives, including constructive, thoughtful and respectful conversations with the public and among our council members.

Pegeen is perfectly suited to the task. Complementing her experience, she has a delightful sense of humor, an innate collegiality and great listening skills. She has an open mind and will ask good questions. She will land on positions that make sense but never without respectful consideration of others’ views.

Pegeen will be a superb addition to the council. I enthusiastically recommend her to island voters.

JON KROMAN

Bainbridge Island