To The Editor

When I drove through this (Seahurst) neighborhood yesterday and witnessed the Block Watch Captain of this community with his dog relieving it's self on the neighbor's property with the signs, and a property owner being f-bombed to death by a neighbor caught trespassing; I thought this letter warranted a larger audience. I do not know what has happened to this community. The Block Watch Captain is suppose to set an example for the other residents, when he can't be respectful of other people's property then we have a serious problem. Residents DO NOT deserve a tirade of filth from other neighbors who are willingly committing trespass on private property, a property with visible signs and surveillance cameras. The woman who lives at this property has serious health issues and was in tears.

To our neighbors who have lived in this community for 40 or 50 years, thank you. We paid ridiculous amounts of money to live in a neighborhood of racists, bigots, bullies and busybodies. We inherited your legacy of crummy schools, high crime rate, homeless problems, and "blights." Your longevity in this community and even your age does not give you the right to treat your new neighbors with disrespect, or entitle you to misbehave and mistreat our properties.

We do not care how long you have lived here, who your parents are, what you have "done in the past," or what the previous owners allowed you to do. You are NOT entitled to trespass on our property without our permission. That means you and/or your kids or dogs can not use our property as a short cut to your house or our driveway as a turnaround or a parking space. To ignore our posted signs is disrespectful, intrusive and a blatant invasion of our privacy. (Photo 1) To those of you who have no conscience and have committed hit and run or property damage; the security cameras we installed are for YOU, and we will take legal action.

You are not entitled to use our lawns or yards as toilets for your dogs. Most of us have young children or pets of our own. To ignore posted signs is rude, lazy and disrespectful. One of our neighbors literally has FOUR signs posted on their property asking people NOT to use their lawn for dog relief (intersection of 27th Ave SW and SW 152nd Pl) and yet you can drive by this intersection almost any time of day and witness one of their next door neighbors with dog(s) in tow completely ignoring this request and using their yard as an outdoor puppy pad. (Photos 2-5) If you do not want your dog(s) going in YOUR OWN yard then take them for a walk or get in your car and take them to a park.

You do not have the right to censor our speech, or to ask us to take down signs on private property supporting "Black Lives," the LGBT community, "In This House," or political candidates. If you do not believe in freedom of speech, then go live under a dictatorship. If you do not want blacks, gays, minorities, or anyone else who is not white, straight, and narrow minded moving into this community then sell. To trespass on our property in the middle of the night and steal our signs or flags is not only criminal, but hateful, disrespectful, and a violation of our first amendment rights.

You are not entitled to park your cars on public streets for days, weeks, months or even years, making it impossible for other residents to navigate around them and denying this community access to snow removal, garbage collection; or public works, utility and emergency services. (Photos 6-9) If you do not have room in your own garage or driveway for the five or six vehicles you own, then rent garage space or park them elsewhere. Public streets are not designated for long term or permanent parking by ANY resident in this neighborhood. 24 hours is the maximum time limit and we will be diligent in our efforts to make sure this is enforced.  

You are not entitled to set off fireworks in a city in which they are banned and ILLEGAL, it is not only disrespectful to other neighbors but harmful to seniors and to our pets. We ALL should be able to enjoy the 4th of July at home with our family and friends without this community sounding like a war zone, or having to vacant the area for the holiday.

In short, Seahurst, neither longevity nor age = entitlement. So please attempt to be respectful of your new neighbors, our properties and our beliefs. Learn to embrace our differences and accept change, because we are here to stay. We will not be bullied or intimidated; and we will not raise our children to be racists, bigots or busybodies. 

Ginny Wolf

The New Kids In Town