Other organizations must envy the set of skills we bring to the tasks before us. We are honoring our commitment to involve people with special interests as different as shellfish farming, industrial manufacturing, sailing, public policy, marine science, tourism, water quality, salmon, marine mammals, watershed planning, etc. The list goes on. In 1991 we came together to form People For Puget Sound out of mutual dismay at the legislature's lack of support for the Puget Sound Water Quality Authority's independence and effectiveness. We were bonded even more firmly by working to pass legislation creating one of the finest Offices of Marine Safety in the nation.
Every signature counts.
Please carry a petition everywhere you go and ask for those names and addresses on the dotted line. We look forward to being out among our members, seeking your ideas for new projects, and hearing your evaluation of the programs and activities of our first five years. As a first step, please use the short questionnaire in this issue to give me your thoughts about People For Puget Sound. We're not doing our job well enough if we aren't having running conversations with the people in the communities around Puget Sound. Help us figure out ways to come to you and hear how you love, use and view the future of this incredibly complex system of sounds, bays, lagoons, inlets, harbors and fjords.