Last night the candidates for mayor held a debate at city hall. (It is repeatedly airing on Bainbridge Island Broadcasting. Check your local listings.)
The candidates were asked to comment on road-ends and on preservation of public lands.
Darlene Kordonowy and Nezam Tooloee spoke out strongly in support of public access to the road-ends.
Will Peddy spoke out strongly NOT in support of the road-ends.
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Will Peddy:
I'm not certain that most of the people on the island want to spend the money that it takes to get the road ends accessible in accordance with how the committee has been thinking.
I think we should lessen our expectations of what those road-ends look like and not prioritize any of our spending on it.
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I don't think that a majority of the island feels that road-ends is a big issue.
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I just think that A majority of the islanders don't feel that road-ends are something the city should be putting a lot of effort into right now.
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Earth to Will Peddy: Not counting the road-ends, public beaches are few and far between. There are a great many islanders who place a high value on access to Puget Sound. While I commend you for being forthright (in this instance), may I suggest you get a clue. What a truly bizarre statement.
Forget the monetary aspect. I don't care about that. Do you acknowledge that the road-ends are public property?
(The discussion of road-ends occurs towards the end of the debate.)
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