The city of Burien's system of governance needs a lot of tweaking.

As a visitor recently to Burien, I had trouble figuring out a traffic configuration at the intersection of the freeway off ramp at 148th and First Avenue.

When I spoke to a public works employee she was evasive and rude and when I reported her behavior to the city manager's secretary I got an equally obnoxious response. (Quite a little buddy system they've got going.)

Subsequently, my many messages to the city manager and mayor went unanswered.

I also discovered there are no public telephone numbers for the mayor or city council members. (except for Lucy Krakowiak.)

This is no way to run a city. I know that my friends and relations in Burien wish the city were more responsive.

Alan Neff
Tucson, AZ