I would like to clear up some issues brought forth in a rebuttal statement to my earlier letter.

It is only conjecture that King County would serve us better than Sammamish. It is true that Issaquah relies more on sales taxes than Sammamish, which relies on property taxes. Sales taxes are affected by recessions. Sammamish stayed strong during the recent downturn, while Issaquah had to cut back essential services during that period.

I fully appreciate Mr. L’Heureux and his Brookshire neighbors have a strong attachment to Issaquah since their children attend Issaquah High School. Many of us in Klahanie feel like we are a neighborhood of Sammamish since our children go to Skyline High School.

I suggested to the Boundary Review Board that Issaquah delay this election to consider the possibility of changing the annexation boundaries to the high school boundaries. This idea would allow Brookshire to annex to Issaquah and Klahanie and neighborhoods to the north can look at Sammamish.

Both Issaquah and Sammamish are well established cities. Sammamish is recognized as one of the top residential cities in America by Money Magazine.

There is strong sentiment for voting No on Issaquah Annexation so we can fully evaluate the whole situation and determine the best future for the entire annexation area. So many of us look to Sammamish as our future. I agree that voters carefully consider the facts.

Tom Harman, Klahanie

Note: Tom Harman is a commissioner of the Sammamish Plateau Water & Sewer District. The opinions are his and don’t reflect the views of the district.