Month: August 2017

The Wetherill nature preserve is a little slice of heaven that I really enjoy visiting. I go there regularly together with my wife and kids. The kids always have a good time as they are looking for bugs, watching birds and picking blackberries. This is a part of Yarrow Point that I look forward making sure is preserved and properly funded by both Hunts Point and Yarrow Point.

I usually walk down into the preserve from the 33rd street entrance. As you walk down you will find various paths that you can enjoy. One of them will lead you back to the points loop trail whereas another lead you to the Cozy Cove. I often use one of the benches down there and stop for a moment to enjoy the water views.

There are plenty of volunteers from the neighborhoods that are caretakers of the preserve. If you get to see one of them, take a moment to stop and talk about the preserve. You might get to know more about its history and what the future plans are. The volunteers are working long and hard to make the preserve enjoyable and you can really tell the difference. The preserve would be an overgrown mess otherwise.

If elected to the town council I will really enjoy being part of this wonderful preserve and its future.

You can read more about the preserve at their website

The town of Yarrow Point has voted NO several times when asked if we should join the King County Library system. As residents of Yarrow Point we are therefore not allowed to obtain a King County Library Card.  I sometimes wish that I had access to the library. My two sons aged 4 and 5 are very curious and their interest and shift from Dinosaurs, Trains, Trucks, Airplanes, Geography, Sharks to Whales on a daily basis. It would be great if I could pick up a new pile of books every so often. I can also understand how families with teenagers, entrepreneurs and other residents could benefit from a library. However, the cost of joining the library system is just not reasonable. So, what are our options?

I think there is an opportunity to put this question back on the Yarrow Point agenda. Having access to a library does not necessary mean the same thing as it did 10 or 25 years ago. I would like to understand what exactly our residents want in terms of library services? Then we can look at options and determine how the town can provide that service to a reasonable cost. There are many options today online to get access to books and other material. The main question becomes how we can keep the cost down by allowing residents to self-serve. What is needed is that we think outside of the box. I look forward to better understand our resident’s library need and try to come up with a reasonable solution.

The King County Elections office has now updated their website.

 

Stephan Lagerholm

Education: Master of Computer Science, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (1999)

Occupation: Manager Network Architecture, T-Mobile USA

Campaign information: www.lagerholm.net

 

Statement:

The town of Yarrow Point is a wonderful community. I’m very blessed to have been a part of it since my family and I moved here 3 years ago. I’m at a place in my life where I would like to contribute more to the success of our community. I’m ready to become a council member in the town.

I want to minimize the effect our lives have on the lake. We should improve and preserve the beauty of our parks and recreational areas, including the 520 lid.  We should support our local police department and make sure they have everything they need to keep our town’s low crime rate.

I’m a father, husband, son, brother, friend, boss, Internet geek, world explorer, go getter, hockey fan, BBQ and wine lover. Hopelessly optimistic and hopeful to get your vote.