Lake Burien is fine the way it is. Boris Sieverts claims in his Special to the Times/News that it is a scandal that the City of Burien does not want to spend the money on purchase and upkeep of a lot on the lake.

First, he says this can be done "for no tax money" and then he later says the municipality (Burien) should buy the property. Huh?

The lake is very small, so keeping it clean is harder than for a large lake, where pollutants can be easily spread out. Opening the lake to the public is risky for the health of the lake and will take city money for upkeep and control.

Besides that, Burien already has parks. Seahurst Park has a large beach area. There is a skateboard park, and a park next to where the old library was. There is a park near 18th SW, where the old Lake Burien School used to be.

If childhood memories of ice cream in a park on summer evenings are his goal, then we can do that now, without the expense of a new park.

Jeanette Burrage
Des Moines