To the City Council members of North Bend and Snoqualmie:

Over the last few years (since the moratorium on building lifted in North Bend) development in our valley skyrocketed under the guise of economic growth. These projects are presented as benign and necessary for the creation of jobs and tourism industry in the Snoqualmie Valley. While limited development can be economically productive, I want to tell you I am horrified by the irreverent destruction of our wild spaces.

The loss of our natural places is heretical. One particular example of this is the city of Snoqualmie developing Snoqualmie tribal burial lands despite continued tribal efforts to protect the Tokul area. While I am unaffiliated with the Tribe, I empathize with their loss. Our Snoqualmie Valley has spiritual significance. Anyone who has wandered along the river with the silhouette of Mount Si looming over them understands the spiritual pull of the Snoqualmie Valley’s natural beauty. We must stop destroying our environment. Our land has undeniable spiritual significance in which we all participate on a daily basis. The systematic desecration of our wild space must stop.

City representatives, please remember that your first priority is to represent our community. We want to save Snoqualmie Falls. We will not relinquish our rocks, trees, rivers and mountains. We want you to protect our revered wild places.

Haley Williamson

Snoqualmie