Letter to the Editor
Sammamish Review, October 13, 2009, Letter to the Editor
Rip Van Winkle awakes
I rather enjoyed the Review article on Sept. 30 comparing Tom Odell and Jack Barry. Especially amusing was that Barry believes he still has time to ‘educate’ the Municipal League about the real Jack Barry to improve his ratings. If I understand this correctly, Barry has slept his way through the past four years and wants us to believe that he is actually serious about the City Council. After all, his friend convinced him to put up signs. Yup, he must be serious. I was not amused, however about Barry’s statement that ‘a comprehensive recreation center with an aquatic facility in the Towne Center area is “wishful thinking.” As far as I can tell, a recreation center has always been “wishful thinking” to Barry. Of course, we would already have a center had the council, which Barry has been a member of since the founding of Sammamish, made it a priority in the beginning.
It is well past time for Barry to move on and to give others the opportunity to deliver on what Sammamish families actually need.
Michael J. O’Connell
Sammamish
