The Nov. 8 general election is nearing, and the Bothell-Kenmore Reporter is gearing up for its Oct. 7 election issue.
I’ve sent out questionnaires to all the candidates running for positions on the Bothell and Kenmore city councils, Northshore School District board, Northshore Utility District board and King County Fire Protection District No. 16 board. The candidates’ answers are rolling in and I look forward to putting the election package together over the next two weeks.
We’ll all get to know a little bit about our candidates Oct. 7, and then you can make your decisions when the ballots are mailed out Oct. 20.
Voters can return their ballots by mail or drop them off at a host of boxes: our nearest one is at Lake Forest Park City Hall, 17425 Ballinger Way N.E.
• The Greater Bothell Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a Bothell City Council candidates forum from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 6 in the Bothell Council Chambers (10116 N.E. 183rd St.). It is open to the public. Citizens can submit questions or topics of interest to the chamber by Sept. 30 by email to info@bothellchamber.com.
Candidates:
Position 2 — Adam Brauch and Andy Rheaume
Position 4 — Bill Evans and Nicholas Carlson
Position 6 — Mark Lamb and Tris Samberg
• The Northshore Council PTSA invites citizens to its Northshore School Board candidates forum from 7-9 p.m. Oct. 17 in the Northshore School District Administration Building (3330 Monte Villa Parkway, Bothell).
Community members are requested to submit their questions for the candidates by email to NorthshorePTSA@officeliveusers.com up to Oct. 5. Voter registration will be available at this event.
Candidates:
Director District No. 2 — Joe Marshall and Janet Quinn
Director District No. 3 — Dawn McCravey and B-Z (Sundstrom) Davis
• Kenmore City Council:
Position No. 1 — Brent Smith
Position No. 3 — Milton Curtis
Position No. 5 — David Baker
Position No. 7 — John Hendrickson and Glenn Rogers
• King County Fire Protection District No. 16, Commissioner Position No. 1 — Don Ellis and Eric Adman
• Northshore Utility District, Commissioner Position No. 1 — Ian Macdonald and Trudy Rolla
Commissioner Position No. 2 — Bruce Gardiner
• In addition to those races, a wealth of residents from unincorporated Snohomish County will vote on whether they want to be annexed into the city of Bothell. The NEWBA (North, East and West Bothell Annexation Area) consists of 5.6 square miles with a population of 22,283 residents.
The city of Bothell has scheduled informational open houses on the following Wednesday evenings:
Oct. 5, 6-8 p.m., at Northlake Christian Church
Oct. 19, 6-8 p.m., at Lockwood Elementary School, 24118 Lockwood Road
Nov. 2, 6-8 p.m., at Northlake Christian Church
