Editor,

In response to acting financial manager of Island Transit Sandra Kuykendall’s letter in the Sept. 24 Whidbey News-Times, the following should be noted:

If the transit board members from Island County and the three city jurisdictions were aware of her backhanded threatening letter to current employees of the transit, coupled with the disparaging remarks about one of the board members — no less the mayor of Oak Harbor —  why was that not addressed during the last meeting?

I know the county has an electronic communications policy, and I am sure the same could be said about the other municipalities. If this had occurred on the county system, you can bet the sender would have been halfway out on a sawed-off limb.

So why now is a contracted employee allowed to misuse the public paid transit system without repercussions? Somebody in charge needs to limit Ms. Kuykendall’s electronic correspondence to job-related duties.

Better yet, just replace her.

She can’t find all the invoices or provide complete financial reports but has no problem with the “send all” key.

Unless the board is seeing her actions through rose-colored glasses, respect for the system and the process must be paid.

I was here when the Oak Harbor pool vote passed with all of the testimony regarding self support and no taxes. We all know how that boondoggle turned out.

Now it’s Island Transit’s turn in the light, and you have the public’s attention.

Tread wisely.

Reustle Lindner
Oak Harbor