It seems to me that the EMS funding vote is a simple, straightforward collective insurance policy.

No problem there, we need an ambulance service on the island. What I don’t understand is why my premium toward that policy is tied to the appraised value of my house.

Convenient? Maybe. Fair?… not at all.

As with Airlift Northwest, why isn’t the cost of the service presented and the premium applied in equal measure to all the participants? Why, as an equal beneficiary of the service, isn’t the premium applied equally?

My car insurance has nothing to do with the appraised value of my house. I appreciate the service, but until the costs are transparent and a better funding mechanism is proposed, I’ll be voting “No” on this measure.

David Ambrose/San Juan Island