One new Ronald Wastewater commissioner could take office Nov. 26
Monday, November 11, 2013
By Evan Smith
Ronald Wastewater District candidate George Webster could take office Nov. 26.
That’s because Webster and appointed Commissioner Richard Matthews are running for what our ballots call a “short and full term,” the full term being the six-year term that begins at the end of the year, and the short term being the last month of the term that Matthews holds by appointment. That could happen as soon as the three members of the County canvasing board sign the certification of election at a meeting scheduled for 3 p.m. Nov. 26.
Webster leads with 53 percent of the vote to 47 percent for Matthews.
Gretchen Atkinson leads Ginny Scantlebury 52 percent to 48 percent for the full term that begins at the end of the year,
The results came with King County officials having counted 86 percent of ballots on hand countywide through Friday. They expect to release updated results Tuesday afternoon.
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4 comments:
I certainly hope Mr. Webster takes office as soon as possible before the outgoing majority and the staff (with the current commission's decidedly ununanimous approval) waste more of their customer's money on scurrilous studies being performed by their favorite consultant and staff efforts to raid the coffers as they head toward the door.
@11:16 am - be careful how you characterize your opinion, it is bordering on defamatory. Talk about haters.
It will be interesting to see whether those former members of the Shoreline City Council, who objected to Janet Way taking her oath of office immediately following certification of her 2005 victory over appointed incumbent Paul Grace, will feel the same way should Webster prevail over appointed incumbent Matthews.
Webster's taking office in late November or early December won't swing the balance of power. That will happen only when Gretchen Atkinson takes office at the end of the yeat.
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