JERRY_SANCHEZ Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 Police chief hopes to reduce Highway 2's dangers 05:50 PM PDT on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 By JANE McCARTHY / KING 5 News MONROE, Wash. – Sultan Police Chief Fred Walser has placed crosses at dozens of crash sites along Highway 2. He hopes that the crosses will prompt others to think about the victims and their families. One cross is for Dick Montgomery, a father who adopted and fostered 13 children while raising four of his own. Just down the road are crosses for Robert Moore and his wife Donna Jo, who was Walser's secretary. There are many more. Since 1999, 40 people have died on the stretch of Highway 2 between Snohomish and Skykomish. It's a statistic people who live there know too well. But despite the highway's poor track record, Highway 2 has been largely overlooked when it comes to improvement funds. That's why Walser is hoping that more citizens will support his "US2 Safety Coalition." He wants to see the two-lane road eventually become a four-lane, divided highway. Tuesday night, the coalition hopes to spark that support with a public safety summit at Sultan Middle School. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. with a very special ceremony - a vigil - to remember those lives lost on US2. The meeting is expected to last about 3 hours. Quote
archenemy Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 How do I get involved in this Coalition? I didn't see anything in google that tells how to get in touch with this organization. thanks in advance Quote
MisterMo Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 Maybe easiest ot contact Chief Walser directly at City of Sultan. I may have better info since we (Index) are a participant in that stuff but it's at home I will pass along if I find it. Quote
MisterMo Posted April 23, 2006 Posted April 23, 2006 Oops, the meeting was Tuesday April 18, not the 25th. I was afraid of that. Besides Chief Walser I have the following contact address: us2safetycoalition@seanet.com Quote
archenemy Posted April 24, 2006 Posted April 24, 2006 Oops, the meeting was Tuesday April 18, not the 25th. I was afraid of that. Besides Chief Walser I have the following contact address: us2safetycoalition@seanet.com This came back as undeliverable. is there an updated address? Is is a .com for sure rather than a .net or .org? Quote
MisterMo Posted April 24, 2006 Posted April 24, 2006 I will check the address this evening at home. Quote
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