tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24356511.post4725833895443659064..comments2020-06-16T04:56:08.106-07:00Comments on West Sound Politics: Thoughts On Running For MayorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24356511.post-5618277709589176762007-05-29T13:15:00.000-07:002007-05-29T13:15:00.000-07:00Lary,When you say:"I want for Bryce to want to com...Lary,<BR/><BR/>When you say:<BR/><BR/>"I want for Bryce to want to come home to Port Orchard when he graduates from college. But for that to happen, there needs to be something for him to come home to — family wage jobs and affordable housing for example — not to mention being a safe place for him to live and to raise his family. None of that exists today."<BR/><BR/>I agree with you 100%. My wife and I are a young family with three children. We both grew up in Port Orchard and South Kitsap, and attended SKHS. Less than a month after our high school graduation, we moved away from Port Orchard to attend college. When we were done with school, we didn't move back to Port Orchard. We stayed in Pullman for a year, and now we live in Gig Harbor, although we're planning to move to Tacoma in the near future. It's frustrating to us, because we want Port Orchard (as well as South Kitsap) to be a place where young, working people like us would want to live. <BR/><BR/>This year has really led me to believe that between the NIMBY's and the "no more taxes" crowd, without some major help, things are going to stay the same, so I wish you the best of luck. Port Orchard is in a beautiful area, and has so much potential to be more than it is. <BR/><BR/>I haven't always agreed with your politics, but this post was 100% spot on in my eyes, and I couldn't agree with you more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com