Voters can trust Peltier on council | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Published 10:46 am Saturday, October 31, 2015

To the editor:

I want to express my support for Ron Peltier. I have known Ron for many years and truly respected his views on the environment and the growth of our community.

Today, we all look and say that the island is a beautiful place to live, but beauty is more than skin deep. Years ago, our water went bad and the well connecting us to the natural aquifer was abandoned.

This symbolized a serious change in our environment on the island. The chorus of frogs that once blessed our neighborhood is long gone. Every day we pick up trash that our community has chosen to discard. There are more dead animals on the beach, and lawns along the waters edge are greener than nature would ever allow. We see trees disappearing as we maximize development potential for personal and corporate profits. New buildings are decorated with fake windows so that the design looks “Bainbridge.”

We are growing, and will continue to do so. With so many new pressures every day, the involvement of community and the development of policy are so important as we look at nurturing our little island into the future.

I find great trust in Ron Peltier. If you went to city hall last week and listened to all of the candidates, you know that Ron has a great knowledge on planning and environmental issues that affect us all. What strikes me the most is Ron’s commitment to community and his goal of including all of us in the process.

ANDY ROVELSTAD

Bainbridge Island