To the editor:

KPUD is playing an increasing role on Bainbridge Island and in our county ranging from water and broadband to a new wastewater system infrastructure.  So we’ve been researching our vote carefully this year for this important agency.

We appreciate John Armstrong’s service on this agency, and would be happy to see him as a candidate in the General Election.

For the Primary, we are supporting Denise Ledingham in her run for this office. She knows KPUD since she worked there in the past as their district communicator for seven years. And she knows water from her committee work for the Water Purveyors Association of Kitsap County and the Kitsap Water Festival. She’s been very involved in public service leadership as a graduate of Kitsap Leadership, and a member of both the Bremerton Rotary and the American Water Works Association (“Established in 1881 … the largest nonprofit, scientific and educational association dedicated to managing and treating water, the world’s most important resource.” From the AWWA website).

We believe this well-rounded candidate deserves to be a candidate in the General Election, and that we would be well served if she were elected to Position 1 of the KPUD Commission.

GLORIA SAYLER AND RANDAL SAMSTAG

Bainbridge Island