Flood has volunteered extensively in Issaquah
Published 9:45 am Tuesday, September 29, 2015
A recent letter by Lee Woods made several false statements about Tim Flood. After my initial knee-jerk response to his letter, where I commented online, I went home and did a little bit of research about Tim and what he has done within the community.
Woods starts by questioning the objectivity of the Issaquah/ Sammamish Reporter, calling it biased, and calling for the termination of a reporter and editor. The article in question is, in fact, newsworthy, factual, and was published on page 9 without any advocacy for the proposal. This is referred to as journalism.
Where was your outrage, Mr. Woods, when the Issaquah Press made an actual endorsement of the candidate you support? I did not hear you question their objectivity or call for anyone’s job.
Woods says that this is “…unconscionable, to sit back and say that I have a better idea without knowing all the facts, and without presenting all details of the new idea.” And that’s exactly what you’ve done by repeatedly stating “This citizen not been involved in Issaquah’s issues in any way.” You include not a single fact to back up any conclusion in your letter.
Tim Flood has volunteered for the community more than anyone I know. Tim has volunteered for the Issaquah Citizen Corps, as a CERT, at Keep Issaquah Beautiful Day, for the Friends of Lake Sammamish State Park, for the Fenders on Front Street car show, at Issaquah Highlands Day, at Eastside Baby Corner, on the Issaquah Park Bond Committee, for a number of events in South Lake Sammamish including the 4th of July Parade, Easter Egg Hunt, and Ice cream Social, as a Big Brother, for Washington Conservation Voters, Seattle Works Day, and is scheduled to volunteer at Salmon Days this week.
I’ve also personally worked with Tim as he worked behind the scenes to help put together our proposals and presentations to the City Council, and we have met with city officials to advocate for improvements to West Lake Sammamish Parkway.
If Mr. Woods is having trouble finding supporting information, please visit voteflood.com/addressthemess.html. You also can find pictures of Tim volunteering at www.facebook.com/voteflood.
It is fine for Mr. Woods to show support for the candidate of his choice, but he should stick to the facts.
Tiffany Endres, Issaquah
