Thank you for keeping us apprised of King County’s intent to update the current comprehensive plan. We should all pay close attention to what the county believes our community should look like.

It was disconcerting to read that the county chose not to include the recommendations of our community in the previous plan. It is not the first time King County has ignored recommendations from Vashon.

The Vashon community should insist that our recommendations be included. County officials should be required to sign an agreement to include the recommendations from our community. I believe that without such a signed agreement, county officials will continue to ignore the recommendations from our community.

The new plan should address both low-income and middle-income affordable housing and all permit fees for low-income housing be waived. No new permits, reviews requiring permits or review fees should be included in the new plan, and the current fee structure for permitting should be reduced across the board by 25 percent.

— Arthur Rack