Re: “A ‘both/and’ solution for safety at Gas Works Park” (Nov. 24, Opinion):
I as soon as climbed the economic buildings myself, greater than 40 years in the past, after I was a mechanical engineering pupil on the College of Washington. Even then, it was off- limits however irresistible.
The buildings are corroding and it wouldn’t be cost-effective to take care of them. They’ll by no means be made secure and can succumb to gravity finally.
How about tear the entire thing down and substitute it with a creative rendition that gives the identical aesthetic however is maintainable and in addition encourages individuals to soundly benefit from the stair climb and views whereas additionally studying a bit concerning the workings of the unique tools?
Kenneth Benham, Lynnwood
