By Scott Hamilton
Accusations flew between the two factions of the Sammamish City Council as it considered whether to drop committees in favor of a council Committee of the Whole or some hybrid system.
Motives were questioned, personal attacks flew and “blind ambition” was alleged as interfering with the work of the committees.
Two members claimed the body is a “do-nothing” council.
The meeting again illustrated the dysfunction and political rivalries between the majority and minority factions.
“Spawning Grounds”, a documentary film directed by Nils Cowan, tells the story of the Lake Sammamish Kokanee, shows Sammamish’ natural gems normally hidden from the average resident.
Continue readingBy Scott Hamilton
Commentary
The Sammamish City Council tomorrow will take up a motion to dissolve its
Council Member Tom Hornish
committees, where a lot of spade work is done on issues, and adopt a Committee of the Whole (COW) process instead.
This move should be rejected. It’s been tried before. The council ultimately returned to the committee system. This city council should not repeat the mistake of the past.
No resolution was forthcoming from the Sammamish City Council on the 
Tamarack subdivision stormwater drainage issues, but some progress toward one seems to be happening.
The principal sticking point remains how much of a multi-million dollar stormwater control solutions would be for public benefit and how much would be for private (Tamarack) benefit.
State law prohibits using public money for private benefit.
By Miki Mullor
Editor
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