Opinion - Issaquah Reporter

Developer addresses Highlands TDR deal

Working together to preserve valuable open space enhances the quality of life for all.

The watchdogs

More than the specific concerns about traffic, and landscaping, retail activity or stormwater mitigation, the feeling I got from watching Monday night’s public meeting about the Issaquah Highlands TDR is that the residents don’t trust the managers of their community.

This is not your father’s Rotary

My impression of Rotary was peppered with vague childhood memories of my father’s participation a long time ago; old guys, business leaders, and wasn’t there some kind of secret handshake?

Towering over the citizens

I’m not a techie kind of guy. In our family, my wife and my brothers are the science geeks. I’m the one still gobsmacked by fax machines. So when the City of Sammamish first started talking about its code that regulated wireless communications facilities - cell phone towers, wireless signal boxes - I’ve got to admit, my eyes glazed over. I thought it was going to be all about mega-units and intermodulation bizos.