This administration and council have demonstrated the worst of local politics — using the ballot box to attempt to “scare” the public about their personal safety and to “seduce” the public with parks and the environment.

Redmond residents are smarter than that! There are too many examples of how this mayor and this council have not been responsible stewards of this communities’ resources starting with spending $24 million, without voter approval, on “their” downtown park when a majority of what was in both ballot issues should have been, could have been completely or partially addressed first!

This mayor and this council continue to focus on new, rapid development of Redmond at the expense of all of us here in Redmond who have been committed to our hometown for years.

Rosemarie Ives

Redmond mayor, 1992-2007