Comments on: KUOW 94.9 FM to discuss Kirkland annexation Wednesday at 10am http://www.kirklandviews.com/archives/12778/ KIRKLAND NEWS | Daily news for the City of Kirkland, WA Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scott Brady http://www.kirklandviews.com/archives/12778/#comment-61584 Scott Brady Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:36:12 +0000 http://www.kirklandviews.com/?p=12778#comment-61584 It was also misleading to call my viewpoints a "rejection of democracy" on air... but then so is the notion of seven people deciding an issue a clause that wasn't written into the explanatory statement in the ballot. Don't be so sure about the debt cutting your margin of victory down to one of ballot measure failure. It's a nice excuse, but its far from the only reason people voted no. It was also misleading to call my viewpoints a “rejection of democracy” on air… but then so is the notion of seven people deciding an issue a clause that wasn’t written into the explanatory statement in the ballot.

Don’t be so sure about the debt cutting your margin of victory down to one of ballot measure failure. It’s a nice excuse, but its far from the only reason people voted no.

]]> By: Scott Brady http://www.kirklandviews.com/archives/12778/#comment-66415 Scott Brady Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:36:00 +0000 http://www.kirklandviews.com/?p=12778#comment-66415 It was also misleading to call my viewpoints a "rejection of democracy" on air... but then so is the notion of seven people deciding an issue a clause that wasn't written into the explanatory statement in the ballot. Don't be so sure about the debt cutting your margin of victory down to one of ballot measure failure. It's a nice excuse, but its far from the only reason people voted no. It was also misleading to call my viewpoints a “rejection of democracy” on air… but then so is the notion of seven people deciding an issue a clause that wasn’t written into the explanatory statement in the ballot.

Don’t be so sure about the debt cutting your margin of victory down to one of ballot measure failure. It’s a nice excuse, but its far from the only reason people voted no.

]]> By: Johanna Palmer http://www.kirklandviews.com/archives/12778/#comment-61551 Johanna Palmer Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:58:40 +0000 http://www.kirklandviews.com/?p=12778#comment-61551 It is important to note that annexation did not fail, the assumption of the bonded debt did. An annexation needs 50% +1 vote to pass. At least half of Kirkland’s previous annexations did not assume existing bonded debt. Also, to say “Proponents could still force the issue through the city council” is misleading. The council voted 5-2 to put the issue on the ballot. The proponents (I am one) are asking to council to accept the vote of the PAA on annexation. If they had not included the debt assumption as part of the measure, the annexation probably would have passed by an even greater margin. Any candidate would love to receive the vote totals annexation received. It is important to note that annexation did not fail, the assumption of the bonded debt did. An annexation needs 50% +1 vote to pass. At least half of Kirkland’s previous annexations did not assume existing bonded debt.

Also, to say “Proponents could still force the issue through the city council” is misleading. The council voted 5-2 to put the issue on the ballot. The proponents (I am one) are asking to council to accept the vote of the PAA on annexation. If they had not included the debt assumption as part of the measure, the annexation probably would have passed by an even greater margin. Any candidate would love to receive the vote totals annexation received.

]]> By: Johanna Palmer http://www.kirklandviews.com/archives/12778/#comment-66414 Johanna Palmer Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:58:00 +0000 http://www.kirklandviews.com/?p=12778#comment-66414 It is important to note that annexation did not fail, the assumption of the bonded debt did. An annexation needs 50% +1 vote to pass. At least half of Kirkland’s previous annexations did not assume existing bonded debt. Also, to say “Proponents could still force the issue through the city council” is misleading. The council voted 5-2 to put the issue on the ballot. The proponents (I am one) are asking to council to accept the vote of the PAA on annexation. If they had not included the debt assumption as part of the measure, the annexation probably would have passed by an even greater margin. Any candidate would love to receive the vote totals annexation received. It is important to note that annexation did not fail, the assumption of the bonded debt did. An annexation needs 50% +1 vote to pass. At least half of Kirkland’s previous annexations did not assume existing bonded debt.

Also, to say “Proponents could still force the issue through the city council” is misleading. The council voted 5-2 to put the issue on the ballot. The proponents (I am one) are asking to council to accept the vote of the PAA on annexation. If they had not included the debt assumption as part of the measure, the annexation probably would have passed by an even greater margin. Any candidate would love to receive the vote totals annexation received.

]]> By: Rob Butcher http://www.kirklandviews.com/archives/12778/#comment-61548 Rob Butcher Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:15:19 +0000 http://www.kirklandviews.com/?p=12778#comment-61548 At 10:16am, current story on KUOW 94.9 FM is global warming. Annexation still to come. You can listen live on your computer too. <a href="http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=18942" rel="nofollow"> KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio 94.9 FM</a> At 10:16am, current story on KUOW 94.9 FM is global warming. Annexation still to come.
You can listen live on your computer too.

KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio 94.9 FM

]]> By: Rob Butcher http://www.kirklandviews.com/archives/12778/#comment-66413 Rob Butcher Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:15:00 +0000 http://www.kirklandviews.com/?p=12778#comment-66413 At 10:16am, current story on KUOW 94.9 FM is global warming. Annexation still to come. You can listen live on your computer too. <a href="http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=18942" rel="nofollow"> KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio 94.9 FM</a> At 10:16am, current story on KUOW 94.9 FM is global warming. Annexation still to come.
You can listen live on your computer too.

KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio 94.9 FM

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