It isn’t enough that the Edmonds City Council has to choose a new mayor Tuesday night. The council also will be holding public hearings on two significant proposals: whether to change from a mayor-led to a city manager-led governance structure and whether to ban the use of polystyrene, or Styrofoam, food containers in Edmonds. (In…
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More about the mayoral candidates
You asked for it, and we have it — the applications for Edmonds mayor, that is. You can access all of the applications in PDF format here. But we’ve also provided a summary of each candidate based on what they submitted. Remember, though, that the best way to familiarize yourself with the candidates is to…
Eight apply for job of Edmonds mayor
Eight candidates, including four former Edmonds City Councilmembers and a current Snohomish County Councilmember, have applied for the position of Mayor of the City of Edmonds. The list includes former City Councilmembers Richard Marin, Ron Wambolt, Roger Hertrich and Dick Van Hollebeke, Edmonds business owner Frank Yamamoto, and Snohomish County Councilmember and former state legislator…
Councilmember Bernheim proposes $750 campaign contribution limits
Edmonds City Councilmember Steve Bernheim proposed a draft ordinance at Tuesday night’s council meeting that would limit campaign contributions to $750 for city council and mayoral elections. Under the proposal, a candidate’s own funds and volunteer services would not count, but in-kind and cash contributions would be limited to $750. Bernheim has asked Council President…
Open letter to Edmonds Mayor: Let’s reverse trend of ‘incivility’ at meetings
Joan Bloom is involved in local politics and blogs at edmondsforum.com. I attended the public meeting at the Port on Monday, Nov. 16, in which Mark Hinshaw and two other consultants outlined a framework for a plan for development of the Port properties. In this letter I will address the process, not the content, of…