Friends of the Waterfront
Olympia, Washington

Convert isthmus into a park

To the Editor - The Olympian, March 1, 2008

Being new to Olympia I have one question concerning the space between Fourth and Fifth avenues at Capitol lake: Why isn't all of that space public space - a park, a public garden?

What a perfect place to connect the Capitol lake parkland with Percival Landing. All of those buildings from Water Street to the inlet should be gone. And then, if the city would use that high rise as the new city hall, with the library on the bottom few floors, the public would have access to a great space that would only enhance Olympia's image.

Then, of course, the former Safeway property could be sold to the developers for condo development - as high as they want. Everyone wins!

Robert Ahlschwede, Olympia