The attorney for Kim Cole, Mayor Mike Cooper’s former executive assistant and a current member of the Lynnwood City Council, has released a statement on Cole’s behalf regarding her resignation, stating she faced a “hostile work environment created by certain employees in the City of Edmonds.” Cole resigned her position Sept. 22 but noted in…
So far, no one that My Edmonds News has spoken with is willing to go on the record about what led to the firing of City of Edmonds Human Resources Director Debi Humann last Thursday. Here’s what we do know: The Washington State Auditor’s Office is currently investigating a complaint filed by a City of…
The latest Public Disclosure Reports show that Edmonds mayoral challenger Dave Earling is drawing the majority of his financial support from individuals living in Edmonds, while less than half of incumbent Mayor Mike Cooper’s contributions are from Edmonds residents. According to PDC reports filed through Aug. 22, 80 percent of Dave Earling’s dollars came from…
Just 87 votes separate incumbent Edmonds City Councilmember Diane Buckshnis and her challenger Bob Wilcox, according to the latest election returns posted Wednesday. Buckshnis now has 3,241 votes, or 45 percent, to Wilcox’s 3,328 votes, or 46 percent. Initial results posted Tuesday night had Wilcox, a retired Edmonds business owner, 141 votes ahead of Buckshnis,…
Edmonds mayoral candidate Dave Earling’s campaign Monday announced that former Edmonds City Councilmember Mauri Moore — who unsuccessfully ran against former Mayor Gary Haakenson in 2007 — has endorsed Earling for mayor. Earling is facing incumbent Mayor Mike Cooper, who was appointed to fill out the remainder of Haakenson’s term when he resigned last year,…
Calling it “just the kind of access that’s key for our community,” Edmonds Mayor Mike Cooper and other dignitaries gathered Friday morning to dedicate the new Edmonds Sound Transit rail station directly across from the Edmonds ferry terminal. Edmonds Sounder train riders had been using a temporary station located south of the Amtrak station while…
Edmonds Mayor Mike Cooper gathered with a group of stakeholders Friday to sign ordinance 3842, “Complete Streets,” into law. The new ordinance will ensure that when the City of Edmonds plans for, designs and builds new transportation projects, it will provide appropriate accommodation for everyone, including pedestrians, bicyclists and transit users. “Now people of all…
Declaring that the current Edmonds City Council and Mayor are “rudderless,” Dave Earling launched his campaign for Mayor of Edmonds to about 100 supporters gathered at Arista Wine Cellars Thursday night. Among those in the crowd were current and former elected officials (although no current Edmonds City Councilmembers) including the Snohomish County Executive, Democrat Aaron…
Mike Cooper made it official that he intends to seek a full term as Edmonds mayor, filing for office Monday morning. His sole opponent so far is former Edmonds City Councilmember Dave Earling, who declared his candidacy May 23. “Edmonds is the town I grew up in,” Cooper said. “My family has had a commitment…
For 29 years, the Edmonds Cemetery – the final resting place for many war veterans — has been honoring fallen soldiers with its annual Memorial Day service. On this Memorial Day, an Edmonds artist who has spent the past seven years drawing portraits of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, provided a moving account of…
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Stating that “our community can do better in City Hall,” former Edmonds City Councilmember Dave Earling Monday announced his candidacy for Mayor of Edmonds. Earling is the first candidate to announce for the job now held by incumbent Mayor Mike Cooper, who was appointed to the position last summer after Gary Haakenson resigned to become…
If you have attended an Edmonds City Council meeting during the past year – or watched the taped version on local cable television – it’s likely you are familiar with ongoing tension between City of Edmonds Finance Director Lorenzo Hines and two Edmonds City Councilmembers, Diane Buckshnis and Michael Plunkett. From Hines’ perspective, that tension…
A group of about 75 representatives of South Snohomish and North King County municipalities — including mayors, city councilmembers, city managers and fire chiefs — packed the third floor of Edmonds City Hall Monday night to learn more about what it takes to form a Regional Fire Protection Service Authority. The meeting in the Brackett…
By Harry Gatjens After an hour of discussion about the refunding and potential payoff of City of Edmonds bonds, the Council finally decided to do more research on REET (real estate excise tax) allocations and make a final decision on Feb. 8. It seemed like the vote split at the end of the discussion was…
By Harry Gatjens Councilmember DJ Wilson on Thursday night hosted his second meeting to address Edmonds’ future economic possibilities, with about 30 people attending, including Mayor Mike Cooper, Councilmember Lora Petso and the heads of several city departments. A link to my report on Wilson’s first meeting is here. Wilson started the meeting with a…
Edmonds City Councilmembers rolled up their collective sleeves Tuesday night and began suggesting amendments to Mayor Mike Cooper’s proposed 2011 City of Edmonds budget. All suggested amendments, which were submitted in writing to City Council President Steve Bernheim, will be posted on the City’s website so the public has a chance to review them. The…
Washington State Ferries staff left Edmonds Wednesday night secure in the knowledge that city officials aren’t interested in absorbing the additional ferry traffic from Clinton ferry run. Mayor Mike Cooper and Economic Development Director Stephen Clifton both delivered that message loud and clear during a public meeting the ferry system held in the Edmonds City…
Some important dates for citizens this week in Edmonds, as the Washington State Ferries comes to town with a public meeting to receive feedback on a proposal that could include relocating the Clinton ferry run from Mukilteo to Edmonds. That meeting happens from 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesday in Edmonds City Council Chambers, but on Tuesday city…
The Edmonds City Council Tuesday night wasn’t able to pass the city’s proposed mid-year budget amendment — a source of recent controversy — but Council President Steve Bernheim said he will bring it back for reconsideration at next week’s meeting. Tuesday’s vote on the proposed budget adjustment, made mid-year to bring the beginning budget balances…
