Orting News Answer Poll

Comment #13: Many of the new residents are coming from a more urban area and the expectations of the quaint and cozy old Orting does not have much to offer. Try buying a gift or new home decor item or kid's and womens clothing. The first impression of many restaurants is not welcoming with dirty glass doors or tacky signs etc. We love our little town but give us something to draw us to "old Orting". The new buidling is a major plus and having the farmers market.

Comment #12: It's sad that the new people don't know there is a rif or even a so called "Old Orting and New Orting" until they hear the "Old Ortingites" complaining. The way I see it everyone came here at some time or another, we were all new at one time. The biggest difference is the massive new developments and an influx of new people. There was just no time for all of us to aclimate. The "Old Orting" city council allowed the new developments, so really the "New Ortingites" had far less to do with this difference than the "Old Otingites". We could all move away and see how the tax base handles that, or we could drop the "Old Orting" vs "New Orting" and just be Oting. What a novel concept.

Comment #11: Yes unfortunatly the old residents do not like to include the new residents. It is very sad. If you do not have a certain last name then you must be "NEW".

Comment #10: I believe it is border line at this time but if Gratzer Landing puts in strip malls then there will be all the new north of Whitesell and all the old south. The School divides everything and we need something to tie it together.

Comment #9: There is defiantly a split between old and new residents by they way decisions are made in the city's govornment and elected officials. Redisents who grew up in Orting don't want change to the extent of losing revinue from businesses who may have setup shop here, but can't afford the rent or lease do to the high amounts and not enough business. New residents who have moved here in recent years want to see more businesses with better oppurtunities, high standard schools, highway improvements, and other grow which will bring the city more revinue. In my opinion the old residents are truly making the decisions and directing where the city is going and it's not for the good.

Comment #8: But the line between the two is starting to blurr.

Comment #7: I would rather have the orting news paper sent to my house because it gets my children to read and shows interest in there community. Also I liked reading the police events in the area to so I know what to watch out for.

Comment #6: Absolutly there is an Old Vs New Orting, the question I have is how do you define "New, and Old". My four children who have spent their whole life in Orting think I'm "Old", but I know there are people who remember me showing up at the Fire Station to become an Volunteer Firefighter just 19 short years ago as that "New Kid" in town who rides a ten speed and wears Birkenstock sandles to drill. I suspect old or new that we all care deeply for our families, and hope to provide as many oppertunities as possible for them. New or Old we would be wise to slip on the other persons shoes for a while and see what we can learn... we will become a stronger community. Blue skies

Comment #5: So long as there are old farts who don't want to change and new folks with their own vision there will be New and Old Orting. We haven't changed much since those darn pilgrims started with their crazy ideas...

Comment #4: Yes.....only because people keep bringing up this subject. I think that no one would know there was a problem....but it is constantly coming up in news media. I do think it is funny tho' when you mention to someone that lives in Village Green or Carbon River Landing about Los Pinos Mexican restaurant in Orting....and they say, "There's a Mexican restaurant in Orting?"....HELLO!!!! Come on down past Safeway for once...

Comment #3: There is an old and new issue, and sad to say it is lead by our mayor. She talks about how important it is to have business in town, then doesnt listen to the people in "new Orting" and votes to put in a road that takes traffic away from our business area. Just because she wants a road, Not Sart

Comment #2: great question. They're trying. But when vendors can't sell water at the Saturday Market when it is 90 degrees outside because the organizer said local restaurants would complain it sure seems ridiculously managed.

Comment #1: Yes, and its too bad. We live in 'ORTING' and it has new and old thinking like any small town. Only the small towns that get their @#*& together - like Leavenworth - truly succeed. Let's all agree on some goals, work together, quit your bitchin', and take part in (not the ubiquitous "support") community happenings and business. Then, perhaps, Orting will realize the position of being a unified small town that actually is a community...not a fractured cornucopia of limited thinking.