By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer
The question about why Shoreline’s levy-lid lift is passing easily, after a similar measure in Lake Forest Park lost by a 78-22 margin in the primary (“Evan Smith: Why is Shoreline Prop. 1 passing after overwhelming LFP defeat?”) drew eight comments on the web site and five e-mails.
A Lake Forest Park resident said that LFP had asked for a much larger increase than Shoreline did. The same person said that opposition to LFP Prop. 1 had organized early and included a variety of people including 10 former City Council members and that the opposition group was well organized.
Former Shoreline City Councilman Kevin Grossman said that proponents of the Shoreline measure had done a good job of getting a message out that the City operates efficiently.
Jan Hansen, wife of former City Councilman Ron Hansen, said that Shoreline residents have come to trust their City government.
Pamela Steele said that Shoreline residents appreciate the City as a good steward of the trust and funds it manages.
Several people noted that the 32nd Legislative District Democrats who had voted to oppose the measure did not represent most Shoreline Democrats.
Shoreline Prop. 1 had a “yes” vote of 56 percent in results posted Tuesday. King County has now counted nearly 90 percent of all votes countywide.
Results Posted as of Tuesday afternoon:
CITY OF SHORELINE
Ballots Cast/Registered Voters: 21,700 / 32,983 65.79%
Proposition No. 1 - Basic Public Safety, Parks & Recreation, and Community Services - Maintenance and Operations Levy
YES 11,331 56.20%
NO 8,831 43.80%
Total Votes 20,162 100.00%
Undervotes 1,538
Total Ballots 21,700
Voter turnout 65.79%
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