In his last term on City Council, Kevin Wallace did not have to put so much work into such a full-blown study and proposal that may well define his legacy for the City of Bellevue. The detail and thought that went into this proposal overshadows the amateurish miniplan that was finally cobbled together as an afterthought to the original site proposed by some Council members last year.

As the City of Bellevue continues to grow, we need to remind those voted into office that we are now a grown-up City whose success has been based on The Bellevue Way: Proper planning with community involvement and full transparency. The three candidates currently running for Council seats this November - Steve Fricke, Jared Nieuwenhuis and Phillip Yin - are all FOR a proper approach to our growing homeless issue while opposing the politically-motivated Eastgate Homeless Men's Shelter originally announced publicly last year without proper planning or any required due diligence to the public whatsoever.