Dear-Editor

It is quite frustrating to see all the ‘Yes on I-933 It’s only fair’ signs around because I know that every signature that put the initiative on the ballot was paid for by property developers and their cohorts.

Unlike the Renewable Energy Initiative ‘Yes on I-937’ where thousands of us went out and volunteered our time for months to gather over 175,000 signatures to get it on the ballot. That’s the people of Washington State seeking to do what 20 other states have already done and where research has found that it makes plus or minus 1% difference to energy costs.

I also know from research that I-933 goes too far. Anyone will be able to build a strip mall, gravel pit or adult video store on their property and we won’t be able to stop them unless we pay them for their profit lost. No city could afford to do that, so our taxes will go up and funding to our schools, police & fire will get cut. Real farmers hate this bill as they see the countryside being chopped up into housing developments and farmers livelihoods being ruined. Don’t be fooled by the signs. Vote No on I-933.