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New leaders possible for schools, city and county

May 6, 2009

By Administrator

 

Editorial:

With Geoffrey Doy’s announcement last week that he’s running for the school board, election season has officially started in the Valley. We’d love to see even more candidates come forward.

The ballot this year will be a full one, with county offices at the top of the ticket. The state’s top-two primary system, combined with a newly non-partisan county government, could upset the order that has been established over recent years.

The County Executive seat is open for the first time in 10 years. Three candidates have announced plans to run, two of them from Seattle. Will someone from the suburbs try and challenge the urban hegemony of county government?

County Councilwoman Kathy Lambert has said she plans to run for re-election, but without party labels, will that make her more or less attractive to constituents?

Seats will be open for Valley residents on the area school board, and on both sewer and water districts.

And of course, City Council; four seats in Snoqualmie and two in North Bend will be up for a vote this fall.  Only one of the City Council members currently holding those seats have announced publicly they will run, but the majority of the rest have hinted that they will.

There needs to be challengers. We have tremendous respect for all six council members, and their service to the city has been fantastic. But, at the very least, there’s room for a vigorous debate about the direction the Valley is headed. It’s time for the discontents to find out if they are in the majority and, if so, to try out the hard job of governing. 

Filing week begins June 1. Visit www.kingcounty.gov/elections.

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