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W A S H I N G T O N, U. S. A.
City Council
August 3, 2015
Representative Kevin Van De Wege
434A Legislative Building
P.O. Box 40600
Olympia, WA 98504
RE: 8th Street Bridges
Dear Representative Van De Wege:
I would like to take this opportunity to send my sincere thanks for meeting me for coffee here in
Port Angeles and to let you know how much I appreciate that you took the time to discuss the
current needs of the City of Port Angeles. This includes needed fencing to our new 8th Street
bridges. The original bridges had fencing that was raised due to the need of public safety. Our new
bridges originally had been recommended to have higher fencing, but cost cutting became
imperative and the fencing was reduced to minimum standards.
Our community values public safety and would appreciate assistance in funding to add to the
fencing to ensure safety for persons in distress as well as our community as a whole. One of our
bridges towers over the Tumwater Truck route. Objects thrown off the bridge endanger traffic
below. Dangerous objects thrown off this bridge was one of the original reasons for raising the
fencing on the previous bridges.
We appreciate your service as our representative in Olympia. I look forward to continued
cooperation as we all work toward a greater quality of life for our citizens.
Sincerely,
Cherie Kidd
Councilmember
CC City Council
Dan McKeen, City Manager
Phone: 360-417-4500 /Fax: 360-417-4509/TTY: 360-417-4645
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