I’m happy to be blogging again!

After a five-year break in blogging on this site, I’m delighted to be picking up where I left off.  I can tell from the photos it has been a while- the little girl playing croquet in my previous blog entry is now the six-year-old standing in pink in the front-center of the photo above.  (My wife, kids, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandkids, and horse Zeus round out the photo)

I am going to have the time to write again because….big announcement coming… as of July 21st, after 33 years, I am retiring from my day job as a Manager at Boeing.   This change will give me additional time to dedicate to my growing family and the Renton Community.  I’ve added two new grandchildren since my last blog entry, and one more is due any minute– yes, you read that right…any minute 🙂

Our City is engaged in some major redevelopment projects– on the lakefront, in downtown, in Renton Highlands, and elsewhere.  We’re also working to build new parks and planning an additional community center. Meanwhile, the State Department of Transportation is in the midst of a major widening of I-405 through our city, with much-needed fly-over ramps that will connect I-405 and I-167. We are also facing new challenges, such as growing homelessness exacerbated by high real estate prices, a nationwide heroin epidemic, ever-increasing traffic congestion, and general uneasiness created by division in the other Washington.

And of course, we’re also kicking off our 2017 campaign season, welcoming new participants to the dialogue and generating many new topics to discuss.

I’ll write a new entry soon, so please keep checking back.  Meanwhile, please feel free to browse the 1600 entries below, along with the 11,000 user comments, to refresh your memory on previous topics we discussed here at randycorman.com.