Library is adorable; don’t vilify downtown location | Letter to the editor
I read, with some consternation, a letter by Christina Condelles in the April 6 edition. It would seem that her issue is the relocation of the Renton Library. I believe she has every right to state her opinion as to the location. I am disturbed by her claims and insistence that the downtown area is a hell hole full of crime and shootings.
April 19, 2012
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Where can people go when park bathroom is closed? | Letter to the editor
For several years in the busiest section of the finest park in Renton, the only bathroom is securely closed, all the time year around?
Mothers with small children, seniors who rarely have the time to go look for another toilet, all the dozens of children at the skateboard park, right beside this closed stone structure. On any warm sunny day there easily can be hundreds of people in that corner of the Liberty Park.
April 19, 2012
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I feel safe downtown | Letter to the editor
I would like to respond to the April 6 letter regarding safety issues at the new library site (“Keep library in a safe place”).
I’m a 30-year resident of Renton. I work in an office that is one block from the transit center next to Renton High School; we can hear the daily announcements from inside the building. My husband and I also live in a very nice neighborhood in Kennydale.
April 13, 2012
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Bond helps support Lindbergh pool
I am writing this letter to encourage everyone to vote yes on the Renton School Bond. You probably received your ballots in the mail this past week for the April 17 vote. The approval of this bond will do a couple of great things for our schools.
April 5, 2012
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Keep library in a safe place
What hasn’t been said in all this talk about a new library is the effect it will have on families. I am a mother of two toddlers. Each week we attend library storytime, watch the Cedar River from the bridge and play in the Liberty Park playground. All without crossing a single street.
April 5, 2012
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I support building library downtown
Last night was the most emotionally charged meeting (Renton City Council meeting, April 2) in which I have ever taken part. From the heartfelt public testimonies to the remarks from my council colleagues - both for and against. As many know, I am a man of few words. After my colleagues had spoken, I had nothing additional to add that hadn’t already been said, so I didn’t comment. I had no idea my silence would be experienced as disregard, and I do apologize to anyone who felt slighted.
April 5, 2012
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I support the new library downtown | Ed Prince, letter to the editor
Last night was the most emotionally charged meeting in which I have ever taken part. From the heartfelt public testimonies to the remarks from my council colleagues - both for and against. As many know, I am a man of few words. After my colleagues had spoken I had nothing additional to add that hadn't already been said, so I didn't comment. I had no idea my silence would be experienced as disregard, and I do apologize to anyone who felt slighted.
April 3, 2012
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School bond to improve Lindbergh pool | Letter to the editor
I am writing this letter to encourage everyone to vote yes on the Renton School Bond. You probably received your ballots in the mail this past week for the April 17 vote.
April 2, 2012
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City Council obligated to listen to public on library | Letter to the editor
The initiative and referenda petitioning process is the publics only tool when elected representatives stray from their responsibilities of accounting for and listening to public opinion.
April 2, 2012
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Irony at City Hall | Letter to the editor
It is ironic to read that Mayor Law (Renton Reporter, March 23, 2012, State of the City address) is contemplating a tax increase, while the city is still going forward with the library project.
March 29, 2012
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