Jason Ritchie
Name: Jason Ritchie
Position sought: Sammamish City Council, Position 1
Position 1: Jason Ritchie Questionnaire
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Category Archives: City Politics
Larson resigns as Sammamish Communications Manager, was under investigation
Tim Larson
Tim Larson, the Sammamish Communications Manager, resigned today, three Council Members confirmed to Sammamish Comment.
He had been on paid administrative leave since Aug. 24, under investigation for reason(s) that have not been revealed.
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City Council candidates vow no tax hike but endorse new spending anyway
All eight candidates for Sammamish City Council vowed last night that they would not raise taxes, but nonetheless most of them endorsed a host of new spending programs.
A few expressed fiscal caution about new programs and only one called out endorsement of new debt bonds for road infrastructures as “not free.”
This was perhaps the highlight of the only forum for all eight Council candidates for the Nov. 7 election. Eight people are running for four positions. Ballots are mailed to voters Oct. 18.
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Election coverage begins today
Sammamish Comment’s coverage of the November 7 election begins later today with a report from last night’s City Council candidates forum.
Here’s what we have planned so far, leading up to the election. The schedule is subject to change and additions:
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City Council Candidates Forum Monday 6pm
The only candidates forum for the Nov. 7 Sammamish City Council election will be Monday, Sept. 25, at City Hall. Details may be found here. Ballots are mailed to voters Oct. 18.
The forum runs from 6pm-8:30pm. Sammamish Comment will be at the forum and provide coverage either that evening or the next day.
The City will tape the forum for broadcast within a few days on Comcast Channel 21 and the City’s website/YouTube channel.
Four Council positions are up for election: 1, 3, 5 and 7. For the first time since 1999, there are no incumbents for these positions. The candidates are (in the order they appear on the ballot):
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