I am proud to be a Redmond resident. I have lived here for more than 20 years and I especially love and enjoy our parks. I visit a Redmond park at least once a day and I see all the hard work the parks department puts into maintenance and upkeep. We need the levy on the upcoming ballot to pass so that the high level of maintenance in our parks remains and so we can make necessary improvements and add parks to some Redmond neighborhoods that are lacking one. Vote “yes” on props 1 and 2.

Ellen Kaspi

Redmond

• When we planned our move to this area 12 years ago, my family and I searched all over Seattle and the Eastside for the place we wanted to call home.

Redmond was our choice, and the beautiful parks played a role in that choice. Whether it’s been playing soccer at Hartman Park, picnicking at Anderson Park, enjoying Lake Sammamish at Idylwood Park or attending summer camp at Farrel-McWhirter, we’ve been satisfied that we picked the right place to live.

Every resident of Redmond deserves to have the same opportunity we’ve had. People who lived in Redmond before we did built these wonderful parks that attracted us. I consider it my obligation to carry on their heritage, to preserve and extend the park system that my family has had the privilege to enjoy, which is why I have voted “yes” on props 1 and 2.

Sherri Nichols

Redmond