Representatives from the City of Kirkland were also in attendance, including Councilmembers Dave Asher, Penny Sweet, Toby Nixon, and City Manager Kurt Triplett. “It was great that the meeting was so well-attended and that residents were asking good questions,” said Kirkland City Councilmember Dave Asher. “I was pleased that Councilmember Ferguson co-hosted the meeting [...]
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UPDATED — LETTER | Unlimited Density Along Residential Shoreline Must Be Stopped
UPDATED Eric Shields, Kirkland Planning Director has written the following to address this letter: Letter to editor: Kirkland City Council – UNLIMITED DENSITY ALONG ALL THE RESIDENTIAL SHORELINE PROPERTIES??? Do you know that you approved this on December 12, 2011??? Many of us doubt that this was your intention… and if [...]
LETTER | Should Smoking Be Banned in Kirkland Parks? (Poll)
UPDATED To the Editor, On February 7th the city council will be voting on banning cigarette smoking in the parks. Smoking in the parks is not the issue, the real issue is; do you want an outside group to make the rules in OUR parks? Do you want this outside group called CDC, Center [...]
LETTER | Support HB 2610; Ignore the Petition
Please ignore the petition currently being circulated and vote for HB 2610. Citizens of Houghton deserve no more rights than my family and I do. We live less than 500 yards from the border of Houghton in the Moss Bay Neighborhood. We should not have to help pay for their bounty (read “extra rights”) which slows [...]
LETTER | The Houghton Community Council is an Anachronism
Dear Kirkland Views: I served on the Houghton Community Council and the Kirkland City Council for a number of years. For a long time I have believed that the HCC is an anachronism. My wife and I have been citizens of Houghton for just over 37 years. It is time to stop this undemocratic favoritism given to the citizens [...]
Opinion | Councilmember Penny Sweet’s Thoughts on the Houghton Discussion
Dear Kirkland Views: I think it is important that I weigh in on the Houghton Community Council Discussion. To be clear, I did know that there was going to be a bill forthcoming. My husband, Larry Springer said as much last session when the original bill was killed and he told Rick Whitney, HCC President, [...]
Houghton Community Council Meet Your Maker: State Legislature Pulls the Plug with HB 2610 (Poll)
Ralph, you have kids, right? Don’t you hate it when they use your own words to try and outsmart you? One of my kids failed a math mid-term and I didn’t hear about it until I got their report card. Made me so angry, I said “no more surprises!”. Then guess what, younger sibling fails [...]
Kirkland Mayor to Governor Gregoire: “A promise is a promise” regarding annexation funding
Kirkland Mayor Joan McBride addressed the Greater Kirkland Chamber of Commerce in her annual State of the City speech on Tuesday at the Woodmark Hotel. In the speech, McBride spoke of the achievements of the City Council over the past year on a wide range of issues, but her most somber moments came as she [...]
UPDATED Goodbye Houghton Community Council? HB 1812 Returns
UPDATE 1/6/2012 12:30PM HB 1812 has been removed from the House Committee on Local Government’s agenda. Last year’s controversial House Bill 1812, which was crafted to eliminate the Houghton Community Council, is scheduled for a vote out of the House Committee on Local Government this Tuesday without a public hearing. In 2011, the Bill titled, “Changing [...]
Doreen Marchione — Kirkland’s new Deputy Mayor
UPDATED On Tuesday night at the first Kirkland City Council meeting of 2012, the victors of the November election were sworn in and the council selected which among them would be the next mayor and deputy mayor. Deputy Mayor Penny Sweet nominated Councilmember Doreen Marchione for the deputy mayor position saying, “It has been an [...]
Oath of Office Ceremony for Kirkland City Council, January 3
Council Members Sternoff, Nixon and Asher take ceremonial oath At the January 3, 2012 Kirkland City Council meeting, Council members Bob Sternoff (Position No. 2), Toby Nixon (Position No. 4), and Dave Asher (Position No. 6) will take a ceremonial Oath of Office administered by City Municipal Court Judge Michael Lambo. Kirkland residents are [...]
LETTER | Who will be the STRONGEST weak mayor?
Dear Editor: The other day I was informed that the Kirkland City Council does not historically accept, desire or appreciate outside influence or input in their deliberations regarding who will be the next mayor. With that admonishment firmly in mind, here are my thoughts on who should be our next mayor. Kirkland’s form of government [...]
Statement from Toby Nixon
The following statement is from Kirkland City Councilmember-elect Toby Nixon: The election results have now been certified by the King County Canvassing Board, and I’ve been declared the winner. The margin was 196 votes out of 24,814 ballots cast. Thank you all for your support and hard work throughout the campaign! I thank Councilmember [...]
Toby Nixon declared winner in race for Kirkland City Council
At 8:30 A.M. on Tuesday morning, King County Elections met to certify the results of the November 8, 2011 general election. Among those celebrating the results is Toby Nixon of Kingsgate/Evergreen Hill who beat incumbent Kirkland City Councilmember Jessica Greenway by a margin of 196 votes. The final certified results will be posted by King [...]
Latest election results show little change
The latest election results from King County as of November 16, 2011 at 3:33PM. CITY OF KIRKLAND Ballots Cast/Registered Voters: * 23627 / 47873 49.35% Council Position No. 2 Jason Gardiner 9446 48.22% Bob Sternoff 10076 51.44% Write-in 66 0.34% Council Position No. 4 Jessica Greenway 9964 49.35% Toby Nixon 10176 50.40% Write-in 49 [...]
Latest vote counts in Greenway – Nixon race for Kirkland City Council
The latest vote count from King County Elections shows Toby Nixon has margin of 237 votes over incumbent Jessica Greenway. Nixon’s vote count increased from 9075 to 9836, an increase of 761. Greenway’s count increased from 8822 to 9599, an increase of 777. The percentage of as yet uncounted votes needed by Greenway in order to [...]
Toby Nixon leads over Greenway in City Council race
Toby Nixon of Kingsgate/Evergreen Hill has increased his lead over incumbent Jessica Greenway for Kirkland City Council. Incumbent Bob Sternoff is still leading by a wider margin over challenger Jason Gardiner of Kingsgate/Evergreen Hill. Kirkland Views declares that you may read the results for yourself from King County Elections: CITY OF KIRKLAND Ballots Cast/Registered Voters: * 20864 [...]
Kirkland Council Holds Public Hearings on Property and Fire District 41 Tax Levy; Mid-Year Adjustment to Budget
Public invited to give comment at November 15 meeting, 7:30 p.m. On November 15, 2011, the Kirkland City Council will hold three public hearings for the purpose of receiving public comment on the proposed property tax levies and the proposed amendment to the 2011-2012 Biennial Budget. One hearing will be held for the regular [...]
Nixon lead over Greenway narrows in latest election count
The race for Kirkland City Council Position No. 4 tightened to a mere 210 vote advantage for challenger Toby Nixon against incumbent City Councilmember Jessica Greenway. Jason Gardiner with 47.30% of the vote, edged slightly closer to incumbent City Councilmember Bob Sternoff, who has a 52.41%. Incumbent Kirkland City Councilmember Dave Asher moderately increased his [...]
LETTER | Please let Toby know if you see any remaining signs
Dear Editor: It’s 7:25 on Wednesday morning, and I just returned home after spending the night out visiting every neighborhood in Kirkland, along with my campaign manager, picking up as many of my campaign signs as we could find. We left out only about a dozen at major intersections to express my gratitude to the [...]
Rob Butcher, Editor
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