I want to thank the media for giving me this opportunity to comment about why I withdrew from the Burien City Council election.

Also, I want to thank the friends and neighbors who encouraged me to run for the council. It is always flattering to have citizens and friends tell you that you would be the right person to serve the city and their rights and interests in the city.

I decided to file for this election because until late Friday it looked like Rose Clark was going to run unopposed for the Burien City Council. I feel very strongly that new blood is needed on the Burien City Council.

Burien now has a situation in which the majority of the city council members have taken control of our city’s government and they have promoted some financially ill advised ventures such as the annexation of Area Y/White Center and spending into the city’s cash reserves.

Several citizens, and even some minority council members, have called for citizens’ advisory votes on such issues. The “Gang of Four” that holds the majority on the council have repeatedly said that they will not allow citizens’ advisory votes on the critical issues confronting the city.

When I saw that Nancy Tosta was running for the same position as I had filed for, I was delighted. Even though it would have been an honor to represent the citizens of Burien, I feel that Nancy is an even better candidate for this Council position.

She and I share many of the same ideas and goals for the City and the Council. I hardly endorse Nancy Tosta for Council Position # 5.

Nancy is a professional scientist, business owner, professional facilitator and one of the leading world experts in GIS mapping. In the early 1990s, she has even served as Special Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior.

Please take the time to view the website about Nancy’s background and many accomplishments at http://www.electnancytosta.com.

If you were considering voting for me, please cast your vote for Nancy Tosta for position #5 in the Burien City Council election. I feel that Nancy Tosta can help lead Burien to an even brighter future.

Len Boscarine
Burien