Residents of the Snoqualmie Valley have always experienced the repercussions of flooding and they have been increasingly affected by traffic as more and more people move to the Valley.

Lying low on the Valley floor and riddled with potholes, N.E. 124th Street routinely closes during flooding season, even during minor flooding.

Its closure causes almost double the normal traffic backup for commuters from the towns of Monroe, Duvall, Carnation, Fall City and Snoqualmie.

This is not only a huge inconvenience for residents, but also costs them precious time and money when they are unable to get to work because of the closure of 124th due to flooding.

To resolve these problems, 124th needs to be raised. Sign the petition here: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/snoqualmie-valley-residents-are-worth-it.

Although these problems are not new, King County has avoided repairing, improving and raising the road due to the construction costs.

Yet the sheer amount of money lost by Duvall residents alone who cannot get to work due to flooding and the closure of 124th is reason enough to raise it to the height of the Woodinville-Duvall bridge leading out of the opposite end of town.

King County has been given decades of opportunity to raise 124th so it would not close with every minor flood that sweeps over the banks of the Snoqualmie River.

Their failure to do so illustrates their disregard for the towns along the east side of the Snoqualmie Valley; apparently, to them we are not worth the cost.

Shayliana Mills

Duvall