Support parks and arts | Letter

I am supporting the "Protect our Parks" initiative and at the same time am a supporter of the arts. You can be both! In fact, why would anyone be against the arts and theater? My husband was an architect and an artist and one of the first presidents of Mercer Island Visual Arts League (MIVAL). My sons are industrial designers. So art is a big part of my life.

I am supporting the “Protect our Parks” initiative and at the same time am a supporter of the arts. You can be both! In fact, why would anyone be against the arts and theater? My husband was an architect and an artist and one of the first presidents of Mercer Island Visual Arts League (MIVAL). My sons are industrial designers. So art is a big part of my life.

However, I believe that parkland and open space should remain as such and not sold, leased or built upon even to enhance the arts, without public input.

This initiative would put the issue before the voters of Mercer Island. It does not restrict temporary uses of the parks for events such as Summer Celebration, Mostly Music in the Park or the Farmers Market.

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The Mary Wayte Pool, where I swim three times a week, could only be replaced on parkland with a public hearing. This petition should not be a threat to anyone. I think it is too bad that it has become such a contentious issue when the goal is just to give the citizens of Mercer Island a chance to express their opinions.

Peggy Pomeroy

Mercer Island