Election rumors spread by the incumbent mayor’s side show the kind of government she has run.
The owners of the properties that renters rent pay real estate taxes, and those real estate taxes are built into the rent charged.
Whether you do not have children, homeschool or your children have moved on, and if you own property in Maple Valley, a large percentage of the present and future value of your property is based upon the demand for real estate in Maple Valley.
One of the ways our children learn is by copying the behavior of parents and adults around them. So what are we telling our children when as parents we do not register to vote or don’t vote?
In a recent letter to the editor from former Black Diamond City Council member, Bill Boston, residents of our city were told, in essence, to get over it, roll over and accept, without question, every last detail of the massive YarrowBay development.
The incumbent mayor has gone out of her way to support land developer YarrowBay despite community concern over surrounding Black Diamond with dense development. And her campaign contributions now prove that it matters to the developer.
When you live in a small city like Black Diamond, you quickly learn that at its heart and core are a few people who love their community and who care deeply enough about what happens within the confines of the city that they are willing to get involved to make a positive difference.
Thank you for all who supported me as a candidate for Black Diamond’s Mayor. I appreciate your confidence and believe that the city can still do a better job of communicating with our citizens.
The more neighborhoods that are built in the district the more money the district gets yet every year Tahoma School District asks for more money.
Recently I read that two former Black Diamond City Council members joined the incumbent mayor in claiming that the YarrowBay development will bring in tax revenue to magically fix Black Diamond’s (alleged) problems.
Mr. Boston (in his letter ‘What is the reality of save our town,’ Sept. 13) has not done his homework and some of what he presents as fact is simply false.
As a longtime citizen and taxpayer in Covington I was dismayed to find out the city wanted to add another position in the parks department.
Two letters in the Sept. 13 issue expressed opposing views very nicely and illustrate why this race for mayor is so important to more than Black Diamond residents.
If you live in Maple Valley, I am urging you to vote yes.
If the bond passes our learning environment will be better.
The hubris and power that Mayor Olness has repeatedly displayed on her public Facebook re-election page should be alarming for everyone in Black Diamond, and in southeast King County.
If Dave Gordon is attempting to save the city from growth, what is the sense and reality of that goal?
Our planning began more than 10 years ago. The mayor and council ultimately determined to use the concept of master planned development. We believed it would help avoid the randomness we saw in other areas.
This huge majority clearly shows that the citizens of Black Diamond are not happy with the direction the incumbent mayor has taken this town.
Now the people voted for a mayor that will look out for the town in years to come.
