Letter: ‘Something is wrong when our vote means nothing’

Area resident Bob Zak weighs in on recent news about the I-5 Bridge replacement project

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Reading Representative John Ley’s report on the IBR and the Battle Ground Town Hall meeting, I agree with his conclusions about cost, reasonableness, and our needs. With all this political maneuvering by people like Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle and her fellow Democrats to get their “light rail” into the package is concerning to say the least. 

The comment from the US Coast Guard that this is a “bridge too low” seems to be taken NOT seriously. That should be a key in planning. I would trust that the Trump administration would look at this project very critically. 

Our vote over the past years saying the toll/light rail thing is a “no go” would mean something. Something is wrong when our vote means nothing. Within this planning cycle that Rep. Ley mentions, there is time to bring change by voting in people that will listen.

Bob Zak
Vancouver, Hazel Dell, Lakshore