FORGET THE PAST & GIVE UP ON THE FUTURE


This article "Crisis as Opportunity" (click on title for link) makes some very salient points about the current opportunity and how the crisis, if handled properly, can have a very positive outcome on the future of our community.

The very first paragraph, government is in trouble, less money for our youth and seniors. My oh My, the Mayor is not willing to even consider across the board budget cuts, nor look at the current budget for genuine waste and opportunities for savings.

Everyone including Youth and Seniors should accept reductions but not at a 100% level. Ask the Mayor, if the staff does all the work, why do we need you? Ask him to take a 100% pay cut. It's draconian to cut off the youth and seniors in community with a simple stroke of the pen, same with the Mayor's salary.

The sharp point and underlying message of the Mayor's Press Release is "Forget the Past and Give up on the Future." The Seniors who have long contributed to our community deserve all the support we can give. Our future is the youth of Edmonds, to give up on them is to sacrifice our City's future. It's a wreck.

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