I have been paying rapt attention to the Renton council candidates and their stances. Here is who I am voting for and why: Phyllis Forister, Robin Jones, and Sarah Sanoy-Wright. Phyllis Forister, because she has tried in every way possible to save our Renton Cedar River Library – from speaking so knowledgeably at City Council meetings (and when most on the council were willing to destroy the most unique and beloved institution and edifice in all of Renton – our Cedar River Library) – to making a run to replace Don Persson, who voted 2 times to destroy our lilbrary. True, the library issue is not the ONLY issue, but it is a defining issue. I trust Phyllis to make the decisions most of us can agree with. Robin Jones – he shines as compared to Ed Prince, who is the puppet that the good-ole-boys can control. Sarah Sanoy-Wright and not Greg Taylor – it is not true that they both opposed the library move. I had two conversations with Greg before any votes had taken place and he didn’t have ONE GOOD THING to say about our present river library. He told me the the new diverse community could be better served in a new smaller library at the Big 5 site. I asked what could be done better there than at our present library. He said “Oh you’ll see.” Why, if Greg so truly valued our library did he vote against it in a 6-1 vote. Marcie Palmer valiantly voting alone voting to save our library. Vote Sarah not Greg. We will be taxed for these two new libraries and hand them over to KCLS for ownership. Like that deal? FORISTER, JONES, SANOY-WRIGHT for council!.

Judith J. Tabak

Renton