Some Sammamish City Council candidates raking in dollars
October 25, 2011
If money talks in politics, it’s telling us that the elusive balance between property rights and the environment is a hot button issue in the Nov. 8 City Council races.
Recent battles between aggrieved property owners and environmental advocates during the Shoreline Master Plan seem to underpin many of the campaign contributions in this year’s election, though that’s far from the only thing on the minds of local donors. Read more
Sammamish City Council votes to oppose I-1125
October 20, 2011
New: Oct. 20, 2:57 p.m.
The Sammamish City Council joined a handful of other Eastside cities Oct. 17 in publicly opposing an initiative that would rewrite the rules for tolling roads in the state.
Initiative 1125 would require that legislators be responsible for setting toll rates, require that tolls be the same during rush hour as they are during the middle of the night and unravel plans to run light rail over the Interstate 90 bridge to the Eastside. Read more
Our recommendations for Sammamish City Council
October 18, 2011
Sammamish is blessed with a number of active citizens who want to be a part of the city. All three City Council races this year are contested, not something every city on the Eastside can say. All the candidates are to be commended for spending their time and energy attempting to win the ultimate volunteer job. Read more
Forum attracts schools and ports candidates
October 18, 2011
Candidates for local and regional offices offered prescriptions for counteracting the ailing economy and educating a 21st-century workforce at a forum Thursday.
Organized by The Issaquah Press, sister publication to the Sammamish Review, and moderated by Publisher Debbie Berto, the forum attracted candidates for the Issaquah School Board and Port of Seattle Commission.
The candidates, gathered at the King County Library System headquarters in Issaquah, answered questions in 40-minute sections organized by race. Read more
City Council forum on television
October 15, 2011
New: Oct. 15, 11:18 a.m.
A recent debate between City Council candidates will be aired on Sammamish 21 TV at 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. everyday through election season.
The debate, which took place at Beaver Lake Middle School Sept. 28, featured audience questions regarding the city budget, the city’s future with Eastside Fire and Rescue and the Town Center project. Five of the six candidates running for three council seats participated.
The debate was sponsored by the Sammamish Review, Sammamish Kiwanis and the Sammamish Rotary Club.
Ramiro Valderrama faces Jim Wasnick for Sammamish City Council
October 12, 2011
What’s a voter to do when faced with a choice between two City Council candidates with remarkably similar opinions on major city policy questions?
For 48-year-old information technology executive Jim Wasnick, the issue comes down to “approachability.” He points to the Southeast 32nd Street barricade issue as an example of his ability to roll up his sleeves and work with neighbors to get their input on city policy. Read more
Newcomer Brian Neville runs for Issaquah School Board
October 12, 2011
An accountant by trade, Neville said he grew up in Issaquah and earned his advanced degree at the University of Washington.
“I’m deeply connected to the community,” he said.
Neville spent five years on the volunteer board of the Seattle-based non-profit Community for Youth. The group’s aim is to help struggling or at-risk high school students. Neville he hopes to continue his service to young people but wanted to find an opportunity on the Eastside. That was when he decided to try for the local school board. Read more
Suzanne Weaver wants another term on Issaquah School Board
October 12, 2011
During her four years on the job, Issaquah school board member and Sammamish resident Suzanne Weaver said that board has done a worthy job of keeping its focus on student achievement and success.
“It’s work that I enjoy and I want to continue doing it,” Weaver said of serving on the board.
Holding the District 5 seat, Weaver is being challenged in the November elections by Issaquah resident Brian Neville. Read more
Incumbent Nancy Whitten to face Kathy Richardson
October 5, 2011
For Kathy Richardson, the decision to run for City Council is a natural extension of her earlier public engagement – first representing fellow shoreline homeowners during the Shoreline Master Plan process and later as vice-chairwoman of the Planning Commission. Read more
Meet candidates for local and regional offices at forum
October 5, 2011
Hear from the candidates for Issaquah School Board, Port of Seattle and Issaquah City Council, at a candidate forum sponsored by the Sammamish Review’s sister publication, The Issaquah Press.
The forum is meant to offer voters a chance to learn about local candidates as the clock ticks down to Election Day. King County Elections is due to mail ballots to voters in late October. The forum starts at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at the King County Library Service Center. Read more
