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Letter to the Editor: Are the Young and Old Priced Out of Sammamish?

Murray Lorance writes that his own family is weighing the benefits versus costs of staying in Sammamish.

Dear Editor,

From the City of Sammamish, under images, this graph hints at a sad story.

Young adults flee the area – too expensive?  Seniors mostly sell out and move away – too pricy to stay?

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Our family has been on the property since the early 1940’s, but now individually are weighing whether we can finish our lives in the area we love, or must we sell and withdraw!?!

Murray Lorance

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