Saturday, November 21, 2009

Pay to the order of Thurston County Treasurer___$5,500,000.00

5.5 million dollars is the estimated/average/combined annual taxes of just the Eld Inlet waterfront residence. Taxes paid on the adjacent water view and forest view parcels are over and above this amount.



Our request to the County Commissioners: Please apply a small portion of our tax dollars to cover the costs to re-zone all of Eld Inlet and Steamboat Island Peninsula with a controlled or no shooting zone. Like we tell our children..."In all matters, safety first". And who can disagree with the belief that home should be the one safe place to where our children can always retreat.

The first hand chilling statement of our neighbor supports the urgent need for a controlled/no shooting zone:

"There is nothing more frightening then awakening to the sound of gun shots in your own front yard at dawn. Then to raise your shades and actually see the gun fire is not something you expect to see in a poplulated area from your own bedroom. I called the police to complain and told my daughter to get out of bed and move to the other side of the house. This should stop. I am not anti-gun; I own some myself. I wouldn't dream of shooting in someone elses neighborhood."

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