Letter | Re-elect Kolodejchuk

Published 4:18 pm Wednesday, July 22, 2015

I support Ryan Kolodejchuck because as a blue-collar business owner, he is a straight shooter with little time for nonsense. He has a track record of years of service on various city commissions, and currently as a North Bend City Councilman seeking a second term. Ryan has an active and supportive family and squeezes in time to be of service to his city.

Ryan knows how to listen and dig into details of complex contracts and city codes. He brought an important balance onto the city council, helping to visualize patterns of growth and requirements for infrastructure. He knows quality of life begins with sound housing, quality of education and safe streets with family-oriented activities.

I am a retired guy who has dabbled in community life in the Upper Snoqualmie Valley for over 30 years. One of my deepest passions has been serving on the Encompass board since 1992. I leveraged my role with Weyerhaeuser to pull Rattlesnake Ridge out of our logging inventory and negotiated its preservation with the Trust for Public Land. I am chair of the King Conservation District and serve on the North Bend Planning Commission, King County Rural Forest Commission, and am a member of Snoqualmie Valley Rotary.

All this means is that I have come to know a dedicated and effective public servant when I see one. Ryan Kolodejchuck is a working family man — who knows how to make things work. I support Ryan for re-election to his second term on the North Bend City Council.

Dick Ryon

North Bend