Highlands residents should still be asking why it took this long for the City to respond and why the number of complaints have to be so numerous and egregious in nature.  The City has done a poor job of funding at least three police officer positions requested by the Department which amounts to a de-facto budget cut in public safety.  I applaud interim Chief Asbell and that she is working very, very hard to dutifully resolve this situation.  On the other hand, it seems like City leadership needs to get into the act of providing the resources that our police need, and that we residents can certainly benefit from.  With elections on the horizon, Issaquah City Council candidates should be paying attention to neighborhood safety issues before residents get hurt (again!).