It seems to me that Denny Creek Neighborhood Alliance (DCNA) is doing precisely what its charter calls for it to do: take a stand against conversion of park land to an impervious surface. Fortunately, the use of this impervious surface is for a very worthwhile purpose: fire and public safety. Yet that does not diminish the loss of woodlands and parks. DCNA rightly points this out. In this discussion there are no “bad guys.”

Terming DCNA a “special interest group” is correct: it is. DCNA however, is made up of members of the community who vote to elect its board and officers. Because it is the only such “public” organization in the annexation area, it becomes the default organization to speak for the community.

With annexation comes the call for neighborhood organizations to join the Kirkland Association of Neighborhoods. Certainly anyone who feels DCNA should not fill this role is more than welcome to step up to found another. I support more than one neighborhhod organization on Finn Hill.

It just appears unfair to criticize an existing organization for taking a stand that its charter clearly not only supports, but demands. This is not an “obstructionist” position. It is keeping faith with its charter, its members and the environment.

Frank Radford, Kirkland