Letter to the Editor / IMPLEMENT ELECTION RESULTS TRANSPARENTLY

You and I are fortunate to live in a democracy and you were elected to represent our democratically expressed will, and our safety.  80% of KW voters called for safer, cleaner ships and a safer future that protects our quality of life.  100% of KW voters agree that elections must be respected, and be implemented by both our elected officials and by our public employees, like City Attorney and City  Manager.  Behind the scenes attempts to sabotage election results at any level (national, state or KW) are unacceptable and must not be tolerated, because it perverts our most precious principle.

It is clear that the City Attorney is refusing to fully and fairly: implement the people’s will, save the people’s money by cooperating with the Safer, Cleaner Ships (SCS) Committee’s attorneys and, apparently, is aiding big money corporate interests that conflict with the needs of the people.

I ask, in the long term interests and welfare of our unique community, that you take the following urgent actions:

1. Instruct the City Legal Department to support SCS’s motion for intervention, so SCS may continue to defend the amendments in court.
2. Instruct the City Legal Department to vigorously defend the election results & the charter amendments.
3. Instruct the City Legal Department to negotiate a joint defense agreement with SCS.
4. Demand regular public updates on this case from the City Attorney at City Commission meetings — starting at Wednesday’s meeting.