Keep the salmon slide

I was very sad to hear that the city council had voted to remove the salmon slide. The letter (Weekly News, June 7) mentioned that it was going to be removed because of the continued cost of maintenance. Having watched it closely for the past few years I know that the only maintenance that was done was done by Ollie Iverson, the parks commissioner. I question the so called high maintenance costs that the city claims. The cost of its removal would be exorbitant and would make no sense.

The salmon slide was the highlight of our grandchildren’s visits to La Conner. They got hours of enjoyment from playing on it, especially when they would climb into its mouth and were quickly swallowed. They would talk about it for days.

I want to thank Ollie Iverson for his foresight and all of the hard work he did to bring the salmon slide to La Conner. We need more leaders like him in our community. And let’s keep the salmon slide.

Keith Clements

Greater La Conner