I am both disappointed and mystified (but not surprised) that the Reporter has not seen fit to question the actions or at least the ethics of both the city of Sammamish and the King County Police Officers Guild in the Klahanie Annexation campaign.

For the Sammamish City Council to take only minimal actions toward Klahanie during the previous eight years, then in the midst of the final campaign for annexation to Issaquah to adopt a fast-track for any Klahanie annexation request and to request submittal of a bill to eliminate any sales tax credit for Issaquah if Klahanie were to annex smacks of underhanded double-dealing involvement in a neighboring jurisdiction (at best) and should not be condoned by you or your paper.

Similarly, your lack of concern that the Police Officers Guild spent a large sum of money to influence an outside election that would likely subsequently benefit their organization shows a startling lack of comprehension or awareness on your part.

Finally, I must acknowledge Dave Kappler’s arrogance and chutzpah, after his support of the above actions, to question the PDC filings of the pro-annexation organization.

Rowan Hinds, Issaquah (Hinds was mayor of Issaquah from 1990-1997).