With a full-time job, family and house in Bothell to take care of, it’s a challenge to find time to keep up with local government. Thanks to the Reporter for making it easy to keep up with latest developments.

There are two issues in the recent news that make me feel like the city council and staff are letting the residents down. The first, how can a new City Hall cost $42 million? Doesn’t this sound a bit expensive? Like, by a factor of 10. The second, how could we let the McMenamins twist the pool deal around. I agree with Tris Samberg that the people of Bothell were led to believe the pool would be restored to its original function. Time to step up Bothell and set the McMenamins straight.

Eric Nelson, Bothell