In response to “Port Angeles Needs Bypass” (PDN, Aug. 31), I would like to add that in the 1960s and ’70s, my parents and other residents were supporting this idea.
As seen in the local paper, known then as the Port Angeles Evening News, it was some of the business owners on U.S. Highway 101 that were concerned they would lose business.
Sound familiar?
Yes, just like what Sequim business owners thought, but now they see progress.
I believe it was Lauridsen Boulevard that was being suggested as one of the routes.
Although we reside in Oregon, we own property in Port Angeles and return annually.
This summer, we witnessed locals using Lauridsen, Fifth, Race, Peabody and, mostly, Ennis streets, trying to avoid traffic.
Due to Race Street being clogged from the Hurricane Ridge traffic, it was a real mess.
I hope that, just like your great library, pool, transit, trails and art centers, the city identifies this project as important for supporting valuable infrastructure in this community to keep all facilities and businesses viable in the future.
Jane Childers
Corvallis, Ore.