MAN IN RIGHT CITY FOR POT BUSINESS

Regarding the Monday article, "Medical marijuana shop leaves Everett,
hoping to make a home in Mukilteo": Mr. Kelsey must have done his
research well when he selected Mukilteo for his marijuana operation,
as we had to tolerate three different sets of illegal drug
users/dealers here for several years with no help from the local police.

One committed a murder during one of his drug deals and is finally in
prison. They all had in common: open garbage piled high, vicious dogs,
guns, fights, noise and erratic behavior. Despite a neighborhood
meeting with the then Mukilteo police chief, we could not get any help
from the local police. I finally threatened to sue because of the lack
of protection we were receiving. A few days later a SWAT team arrived
and we were relieved of their overt activities.

The house is empty at present. The owner would probably welcome Mr.
Kelsey as he did nothing to help alleviate the problems of these
former residents. We were told in a Housing Authority brochure that an
owner could be held liable for permitting drug activities in their
property but we were not able to get any more help with our problems
from this angle than we did from the police.

Bernice M. Malone

Mukilteo