Letter | Support for Speikers on Hospital Board

Published 1:01 pm Thursday, July 30, 2015

Running any business is a challenge but it is more complicated in a public-owned entity, supported in part by tax dollars. All businesses need to be profitable to serve a community adequately.

Health care and how those services are paid for are in a significant transition as the Affordable Health Care Act continues to be implemented.

I have served with David Speikers on the finance committee for 1.5 years. All of his effort and goals are for fiscal responsibility, something that has been lacking for years.

Sustainability is the most important issue facing our district. The only way this can happen is with good fiscal planning and looking outside the box with sharp scrutiny.

The Snoqualmie Valley has changed over the last 20 years and will continue to change with more homes built and additional families joining our community. This is a challenge, for us to find ways to meet community health care needs. We need to be open minded, do our homework and be smart about what we can offer.

David Speikers is leading the way, asking hard questions and challenging administration to look outside the box while holding all to fiscal responsible decisions.

It is not a time to go back but to move forward with open minds and fiscally wise choices. Remember the district now has an $80 million debt.

New services and fiscal responsibility are the only way to meet the needs of the community and stay afloat. Vote for David Spiekers.

Dariel Norris,

Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Board Vice-President

Preston