Reason to vote for Federal Way school levy sounds like blackmail | Letter

Published 5:05 pm Friday, February 7, 2014

Having read Angela Worcester’s piece, “Four reasons to renew levy,” I am enraged by one of her reasons.

Ms. Worcester says that if we don’t, they will most likely come back with a second attempt in the spring that will cost “upwards of $200,000.” Is this really a valid reason to vote for something you don’t believe in? Sounds like a threat or perhaps blackmail.

Furthermore, she does not address the concerns mentioned in the exact same space a week ago. Mr. Jarvis brought to the forefront some valid concerns.

The one that resonated most with me is rewarding a superintendent, who has brought about no substantial improvements in test scores, yet is rewarded with an outrageous raise. I am still sitting on the fence on the levy issue and Ms. Worcester has done very little to persuade me to vote yes. Perhaps quite the opposite.

Gary Goldstein, Federal Way