The Burien City Council has addressed the annexation of North Highline a number of times. At this time there is a proposal on the table to having mediation with Seattle to resolve the conflicting Proposed Annexation Areas (PAA) of North Highline.

At this time I am not convinced that the annexation of North Highline is appropriate for Burien. But at this time the issue of who should have the PAA for North Highline, needs to be addressed, so that the people of North Highline would know which city they should be talking with.

My proposal is that the people of North Highline should voice their opinion as to which PAA they should be in, prior to the talks between Burien and Seattle.

The way to do this is to have King County put on the ballot in August or November the question: Which PAA do you wish to be in?

After the vote, then the PAA should be adjusted.

Ed Dacy

Burien