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Beacon Hill needs Bloomberg

Sat., Feb. 29, 2020

As I read that Michael Bloomberg is spending $400 million on advertising to become president-elect. Good for him. Maybe one-quarter of his daily advertising would leave a forever impact by purchasing the parcels at the Beacon Hill.

I have been riding a mountain bike there since 1995. A lot has changed, and a lot hasn’t changed there. The same has been the use of private lands. Mr. Bloomberg, thank you for stepping up. Find your local land conserving organization and contribute. When it goes away, it never will come back.

Scott Willegalle

Spokane

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